George Sodini: Misogyny + Guns = Shooting Rampage
Media coverage of this story demonstrates an alarming naivete about stalkers. The television has been on all day, and I am astonished at the uninformed reactions to George Sodini’s infamous […]
Chris Brown Sentencing Delayed until 8/27
According to the Los Angeles Times, Judge Patricia Schnegg delayed the sentencing hearing for Chris Brown until August 27: When Brown struck a plea deal with prosecutors in June, the […]
Metamorphosis of Susan Boyle: Butterfly Emerges and Takes Flight
Yes, folks, that’s Susan Boyle in that photo. Isn’t she gorgeous? Absolutely stunning.
America’s Got Talent: Did You Vote?
I watched America’s Got Talent tonight because I hoped to see something that warranted sending so much amazing talent home. But, by the end of the show, I was […]
Bravo, Marcella Chester @ Abyss 2 Hope
Bloggers are the most creative people! A few months ago, I found this very clever “Just Being Real“ blog award. The blogger is a sexual abuse survivor who believes in […]
Would you endure 40,000 lashes for your cause?
In the spirit of Gahndi, Lubna-Ahmed al-Hussein is willing to submit to 40,000 lashes for wearing pants in public. Ms. Hussein works for the UN which has recently been criticized by Eve Ensler for failing in their promise to prevent violence against women in the Congo. The UN is not supporting Ms. Hussein’s courageous decision to go on trail rather than opt for diplomatic immunity.
Kate’s Couch: Sharing My Complex-PTSD Therapy Sessions
Therapy for Complex PTSD (multiple traumatic events) is more shot-in-the-dark than science. Mental health professionals don’t have viable treatment protocols for PTSD (one traumatic event), and most are totally clueless about treating Complex PTSD. Sadly, too many still think, for example, that EMDR is effective. It isn’t.
Bravo, Barbara Bentley: Paul H. Chapman Award Winner!
Barbara Bentley, author of Dance with the Devil, will receive one of six of the 2009 Paul H. Chapman Awards by the Foundation for Improvement of Justice on September 26 in Atlanta. In addition […]
Artist’s Date: Lavender Festival in Sequim, WA
Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is a photographer’s dream vacation. It’s got everything from the rainforests of the Olympic National Park to sunny Sequim where it rains about 15 days each year. Hurricane […]
Yes, America’s Got Talent, but it got sent home
What’s up with America’s Got Talent? With so much amazing talent this season, I was looking forward to see who would emerge as best of the very best. But, it appears the judges […]
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