Breaking Down the Wall of Silence: Clara Ward of Erie, PA
Clara Ward’s story was featured on last night’s edition of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Ms. Ward, age 70, operates Clara’s Way, a youth development and family center, in Erie, PA for […]
Category Archives: Life Rafts
Bravo, Rihanna: Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
Rihanna was just a toddler when the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago today. Tonight Glamour Magazine is honoring her at Carnegie Hall as their 2009 Woman of the […]
Bravo, Oprah: BeBe Winans Booted for Allegations of Domestic Violence
The movie Precious is having limited release today by Oprah and Tyler Perry. It seems a good day for Oprah to bounce BeBe Winans from her Karaoke Challenge for allegations of domestic violence. Oprah’s […]
Christie Brinkley: Divorcing a Narcissist & Litigation Abuse
I grew up thinking Christie Brinkley lived a fairy tale life. She was Billy Joel’s uptown girl and news anchor David Brinkley’s step-daughter. Yet, even cover girls can experience litigation […]
Happy 40th Birthday, Tyler Perry: I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Tyler Perry is having a grand celebration for his 40th birthday. I Can Do Bad All by Myself, his latest Madea movie, opened at number one at the box office on […]
Beauty & the Pit Bull Beast: Miss WA, Elyse Umemoto, Experienced Domestic Violence
She’s beautiful, talented, and brilliant. She was Miss Washington in 2007 and second runner-up in the 2008 Miss America pageant. When little girls think of beauty queens, they never imagine those beautiful […]
The Admiral’s Wife: Barbara Bentley on BlogTalkRadio
On Wednesday evening, August 12, 2009, Barbara Bentley was BettyJean Kling’s guest on BlogTalkRadio to talk about her book A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of Marriage to […]
Happy Birthday, Steve Martin!
Steve Martin is a true Renaissance man. He writes books, plays, and movies. He’s a comedian and an actor. He plays the banjo, juggles, and does magic and card tricks. He’s been the host of Saturday Night Live more than anyone. He’s won three Grammys and an Emmy. He was honored at the Kennedy Center in 2005 with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
And, he’s survived childhood abuse.
Pat Conroy: “I write for the people who can’t speak.”
Pat Conroy is a champion for social justice. He’s done more to break down the walls of silence surrounding domestic violence and child abuse than anyone. He summarized his quest early on in The Lords of Discipline (1980) in a passage that chills my soul every time I read it.
Arcadian: Kick it up a notch!
You have a lot of support, Arcadian. Kick it up a notch, and you’ll sail into the next round. You’ve got talent. Know it. Own it. My hunch is that […]
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