Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 6, 2012 · 15 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 domestic violence, pit bull abusers, child abuse, family court reform, Divorcing a Narcissist, Pierce County WA, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, malignant narcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, KOMO, Susan Cox Powell, Judge Kathryn Nelson, Josh Powell, Steve Downing, susan powell disappearance
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on November 11, 2011 · 1 Comment
Tonight I’m celebrating my 400th post with Bitzie curled up next to me and wearing her purple. We are celebrating the veteran survivors of wars fought with the terrorists in our own homes. In October, I wrote 31 survivor stories and invited everyone to wear purple to express their commitment to end domestic … Read more
Filed under Journey to Joy (J2J) · Tagged with abuse of power, abuse recovery, activist, artist's date, child abuse, domestic violence, Dress to Express, emPOWERment, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Pacific Northwest, photography, photos, pit bull abusers, Safe at Home, self-care, survivor stories
Somebody please explain to me the obsessive fascination with all things Kardashian! Why would anybody want to celebrate the offspring of the guy who got O.J. off a double-murder rap? Yesterday, Kim announced ~ surprise, surprise ~ that her uber-hyped marriage lasted all of 72 days. “Careful consideration” ~ gimme a break ~ wasn’t the … Read more
Filed under Entertainment · Tagged with domestic violence, Huffington Post, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, malignant narcissist, narcissist, Nicole Brown Simpson, O. J. Simpson, pit bull abusers, Robert Kardashian, Ronald Goldman
A woman must have money and a room of her own. -Virginia Woolf, 1929 Why do women stay in violent relationships? Money. The gilded cage traps birds of all feathers. Children who experience abuse and incest are trapped in that cage. The life of a teenage run-away is dangerous. Women with children often are trapped in … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with A Room of One's Own, books, Depression, domestic violence, emPOWERment, feminist, incest, literature, Monk's House, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, pit bull abusers, sexual abuse, survivor stories, survivors of incest, Virginia Woolf, women's suffrage
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 29, 2011 · 3 Comments
Christine McFadden, DVM It was just to destroy me. – Dr. Christine McFadden She went out for a morning walk with her best friend, Amy Velasquez, and came home to find all four of her children brutally murdered. How do you recover from this devastating loss? Dr. Christine McFadden is a veterinarian in Merced, CA. She founded the thriving Valley … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with abuse recovery, child abuse, Dr. Christine McFadden, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, gun violence, Merced CA, MSSM Foundation, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Oprah, pit bull abusers, self-care, survivor stories, Therapy, Valley Animal Hospital
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 22, 2011 · 1 Comment
Use your smile to change the world, don’t let the world change your smile! – Robin Simone Givens “Amazing Grace” is the theme of Robin Given’s compelling memoir, Grace Will Lead Me Home. Her maternal grandmother, Grace Turner Newby Scott, was amazing grace personified and a true phenomenal woman. She had deep faith and strength of … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, Book Review, books, child abuse, dating abuse, Depression, domestic violence, Eddie Murphy, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, Grace Will Lead Me Home, Mike Tyson, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Oprah, pit bull abusers, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Rihanna, Robin Givens, self-care, sexual abuse, survivor stories
John M. Fedders didn’t just shatter his wife’s dreams. He shattered the dreams of the middle class. He made it possible for the 1% on Wall Street to steal the money that the other 99% ~ the folks who live on Main Street ~ worked hard all their lives to earn. The protests against Wall Street greed … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with "family values" hypocrisy, abuse of power, activist, Book Review, books, Charlotte Fedders, domestic violence, John M. Fedders, John S. McInerney, litigation abuse, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, NOW, pit bull abusers, Reagan Administration, SEC, Shattered Dreams, survivor stories, Violence Against Women Act, Wall St. vs. Main St.
Eight people are dead. Another is clinging to life. It is National Domestic Awareness Month, but you wouldn’t know it because the media prefers the color pink. . .even though there are at least twice as many of us wearing the color purple. We flat out don’t matter until somebody ends up dead. … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with abuse of power, domestic violence, family court reform, gun violence, litigation abuse, Michelle Fournier Dekraai, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, pit bull abusers, Salon Meritage, Scott Dekraai, Seal Beach CA, Tokepa KS
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 9, 2011 · 5 Comments
I think that this person believed that if I left him, that I deserved to die. I lived like a hostage. – Sherri Peak Hi-tech devices are a stalker’s dream, but they are a nightmare for a stalker’s prey. All stalkers are “pit bull” abusers ~ they can’t let go. Sherri Peak had … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with activist, Dateline, domestic violence, Global Positioning System, GPS, hi-tech stalking, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Nicole Brodeur, PBS NewsHour, pit bull abusers, Seattle Times, self-care, Sherri Peak, stalking, Stalking Resource Center, survivor stories, United States Department of Justice, WeNews
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on August 12, 2011 · 1 Comment
Storytelling is a critical part of effective advocacy. – Ruth Anne Robbins J.K. Rowling is the queen of writing a new script for her life. While researching her story, I discovered Ruth Anne Robbins’ excellent article, “Harry Potter, Ruby Slippers and Merlin: Telling the Client’s Story Using the Characters and Paradigms of the Archetypal … Read more
Filed under Survive Thrive Joy · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, archetype, child abuse, Divorcing a Narcissist, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, hero's journey, litigation abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, pit bull abusers, Rutgers Law School, Ruth Anne Robbins, Seattle University Law Review, self-care, sexual abuse, Therapy, Wizard of Oz
