Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on April 20, 2012 · 1 Comment
This weekend I’m celebrating the quarter million visitor milestone for Navigating Unchartered Waters. The little blog that started out with just 20 visitors/day on V-Day, 2009 has grown up. Visitors now come from over 125 countries around the world! It is a dream come true. I feel profoundly blessed and humbled by your support and loyalty. … Read more
Filed under Journey to Joy (J2J) · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, Barbara Bentley, child abuse, dating abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Ginny Nicarthy, Julie Owens, Karen Welch, Kit Gruelle, Mildred Muhammad, Nancy Carroll, Rita Anita Linger, self-care, sexual abuse, survivor stories, Vernetta Cockerham
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 12, 2012 · 2 Comments
Forbes isn’t where I’d expect to see an interview with Susan Carbon, the director of the Office of Violence Against Women at the U.S. Department of Justice. Rahim Kanani asked her what she’d say in a commencement address to law students: . . .violence against women is not just a women’s issue, but one that … Read more
Do these grumpy old men get your motor humming? There’s a reason ole Rush Limbaugh needs sex tapes from Georgetown law students to get a rush. No self-respecting woman would join eHarmony to meet a guy like him, and she certainly wouldn’t hop on a Sleep Train or Sleep Number mattress with him. She might … Read more
Filed under Thriving · Tagged with abuse of power, contraception, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Facebook, faith-based response to DV, First Amendment, Georgetown University Law Center, Jay Leno, John McCain, Julie Owens, Madea, religious abuse, Republican, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, separation of church and state, Sleep Train, Tyler Perry
Julie Owens finds the BEST political cartoons and comments. Thanks for the belly laughs, Julie. Why do so many pro”life” folks vote against funding to care for children once they are born? There’s wisdom in the old adage: Your actions speak so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying. This last one was posted by Dominique Lamb … Read more