Book Review: Go Set a Watchman
Nelle Harper Lee was born noticing the content of a person’s character rather than the color of their skin. It wasn’t a welcome attitude in her small hometown in rural […]
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Happy 4th of July: Celebrating Independence
Chicago’s fireworks celebrations are always epic, and they are what I miss most about living in Chicago. There’s something equally epic about seeing Lady Liberty in the midst of the […]
Charleston, SC: Love Wins
Evil happens when good people do nothing. How can good people be so silent in the face of rampant racism? How many shooting rampages need to happen for people to […]
DSHS: Discrimination and Abuse of Power
It’s likely to be the biggest opportunity to help people. – Kevin Quigley Kevin Quigley promised change when he was appointed to be secretary of DSHS. He’s delivered change. The […]
PTSD: Discrimination and Abuse of Power
The Americans with Disability Act theoretically applies to mental and physical disabilities. I say “theoretically” because it appears that lobbyists for people with physical disabilities believe that mental health issues […]
Happy International Women’s Day!
Get the heck off of my shoulders and get to work! – Amelia Boynton Robinson Today is the 50th anniversary of the Selma March. Amelia Boynton Robinson is a 103-year-old […]
Happy V-Day: Celebrating Navigating Uncharted Waters’ 6th Anniversary!
We all need healthy love in our lives to thrive and find joy. Yet, abuse survivors are conditioned to confuse abuse with love. We don’t recognize healthy love when it […]
Happy 2015: This Year Will Be Different!
Each New Year’s Day presents us with a fresh start. As the old year comes to a close, I make a list of ten things that I wish would stay […]
DC’s Scrooge: Officer R. Everett
Eileen King is an amazing advocate for protective mothers based in Washington, D.C. which some folks say is the land of “We Don’t Care” or the “District of Corruption.” Apt, […]
Thank You, HP: It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life is an iconic, classic Christmas movie of a hero’s journey to achieve victory over evil. If you are a survivor of intimate terrorism (child abuse, molestation, […]
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