This tree with its twisted trunk stands where the Pacific Ocean meets the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, which divides the US and Canada. I wanted to visit Neah Bay because Sir Francis Drake had sailed there in his futile quest to find the Northwest Passage. Shortly after the man I loved deeply proved … Read more
Filed under Faith-Based Solutions to DV · Tagged with abuse recovery, child abuse, Depression, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, family court reform, Golden Gate Bridge, judicial misconduct, litigation abuse, narcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, Northwest Passage, Oliver Wendell Holmes, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, pit bull abusers, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, safety plan, Sir Francis Drake, Tyler Perry
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on April 12, 2012 · 2 Comments
Release your faith, knowing with assurance, that ALL circumstances will work in your favor today! – Mildred D. Muhammad Mildred D. Muhammad, author of Scared Silent and founder of After the Trauma, is the ex-wife of D.C. Sniper John Allen Muhammad. She will be on Anderson on Friday, April 13. You can find out when Anderson … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, After the Trauma, Anderson Cooper, books, DC Sniper, domestic violence, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, Mildred Muhammad, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Scared Silent, survivor stories
I’m very worried about my Facebook friends and my readers. I am alive today because in 1992 I had the good sense to hide the judge’s arsenal of guns where he couldn’t and wouldn’t find them. Was he pissed? Oh, yeah. I didn’t care. I was safe. Today, the tables are turned. I live in … Read more
Filed under Violence Prevention · Tagged with 2nd Amendment, Castle Doctrine, child abuse, domestic violence, George Zimmerman, gun violence, litigation abuse, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, pit bull abusers, Stand Your Ground, Susan Cox Powell
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 30, 2012 · 3 Comments
Powell Family Local Seattle news outlets are giving Pierce County (WA) DA Mark Lindquist air time to crow that he would have arrested Josh Powell based on evidence the cops in Utah had regarding Susan Cox Powell’s disappearance. What I want to know is why he failed to protect the Powell boys. Do not try to tell … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with abuse of power, child abuse, Disappearance of Susan Powell, domestic violence, Ed Troyer, family court reform, Josh Powell, Judge Beverly Grant, KIRO, Mark Lindquist, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, pit bull abusers, Susan Cox Powell
I just want peace. And every time I have any joy or any kind of success in anything, he has to try to destroy it. – Christie Brinkley Christie Brinkley has courageously brought the arduous battles of protective mothers into the spotlight. She was on the Today Show this morning with Matt Lauer to talk … Read more
Filed under Narcissists & Bullies · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, Chicago, child abuse, Christie Brinkley, Divorcing a Narcissist, emotional abuse, family court reform, litigation abuse, malignant narcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Peter Cook, pit bull abusers, Today Show
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 24, 2012 · 4 Comments
Shannon Wilson knows a lot about resistance to change. I remain devastated that her brilliant Rights for Mothers site was removed from the Internet. It had a wealth of information and resources for protective mothers. Sometimes allies sabotage our best efforts. They’ve got their own agendas and self-interests. I have been a champion for change … Read more
Filed under Journey to Joy (J2J) · Tagged with abuse of power, abuse recovery, activist, Change management, child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Facebook, family court reform, litigation abuse, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, protective mothers, Rights for Mothers, Violence and Abuse
Release your faith, knowing with assurance, that ALL circumstances will work in your favor today! – Mildred D. Muhammad Update: The Anderson show featuring Ms. Muhammad will be taped on Friday. Please stay posted for the air date. Yesterday was an exciting day for DV survivors! Who says one person can’t make a difference? Mildred D. Muhammad, … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, Afghanistan, After the Trauma, Anderson, Anderson Cooper, books, DC Sniper, domestic violence, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, JBLM, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood, Lt. Col. Shawn Reed, Mildred Muhammad, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, pit bull abusers, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Scared Silent, serial murders, survivor stories
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 14, 2012 · 2 Comments
I don’t have a Ph.D. in Psychology, but I’m fairly certain the medical brass at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Tacoma, WA couldn’t or wouldn’t recognize PTSD if it bit them in the butt. Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood was ordered to undergo an involuntary psychological exam after he allegedly claimed to have hired a hit man … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with abuse of power, CNN, Complex-PTSD, DC Sniper, domestic violence, gun violence, JBLM, John Allen Muhammad, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Kara Underwood, KIRO, KOMO, Lori Kooiman, Lt. Col. Robert E. Underwood, Lt. Col. Shawn Reed, Madigan Army Medical Center, Mark Lindquist, MSNBC, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, sexual abuse, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 6, 2012 · 16 Comments
What do parents at Carson Elementary School tell their children about the double-murder-suicide of Charlie (age 7) and Braden (age 5) Powell by their father Josh Powell? Charlie and Braden’s mother Susan Cox Powell has been missing since December 7, 2009. According to Cox family attorney Steve Downing, Charlie recently shared what he remembered about … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with child abuse, Divorcing a Narcissist, domestic violence, family court reform, Josh Powell, Judge Kathryn Nelson, KOMO, malignant narcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, pit bull abusers, Steve Downing, Susan Cox Powell, susan powell disappearance
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on December 2, 2011 · 12 Comments
Although the disappearance of Sky Metalwala is playing out in my backyard, I have intentionally remained silent because I was waiting to see whether there was a link between Sky’s father Solomon Metalwala and Glenn Sacks, the leader of the PAS movement. KIRO, the Seattle CBS affiliate, reported tonight that Glenn Sacks and his loyal … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, family court reform, Glenn Sacks, KIRO, litigation abuse, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Sky Metalwala, Solomon Metalwala
