Holy Crap! I’m Officially an Old Broad.
When did this happen? I’ve never admitted to middle-age. Now, I’m officially a crabby old goat, a cranky old broad, a cantankerous old bitch. The operative word is “old.” Solid-gold […]
Tag Archives: emotional abuse
Farewell, Dear Visitors
This is my 548th post, and it will likely be my last. I will never find a survivor story as powerful as Pat Conroy’s The Death of Santini. He captured the […]
Book Review: The Death of Santini by Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy has written the quintessential classic book about domestic violence, child abuse, and dysfunctional family dynamics: The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son. It […]
Elizabeth Gilbert at the YWCA’s Inspire Luncheon
You do not need to be wealthy to be a benefactor. – Elizabeth Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert was in Everett, WA for the YWCA’s Inspire luncheon on May 9, 2013. It was […]
YWCA’s Week Without Violence™ Campaign: 10/14 – 10/20/13
Please join me in celebrating the YWCA’s Blog Carnival this week. If you don’t have a blog, please spread the word via social media. Let’s celebrate everyone ~ including us […]
Book Review: The Baroness by Hannah Rothschild
Butterflies are moths with better public relations. – Gaden Robinson, The Baroness The butterfly is the iconic image for survivors of domestic violence. I was drawn as a moth to […]
Free @ Last. I Am Free @ Last. Freedom Is a State of Mind.
It’s like he stole my soul. – Anna Quindlen, Black and Blue Yesterday was the 21st anniversary of the awful night of the guns. I was trapped and terrified. […]
Making Like Madea: “Oh, Hell to the NO!”
For the past two weeks, I have been in PTSD/suicidal hell. I lost count of the number of times I have talked myself out of swallowing a bottle 50 Oxycodone […]
Movie Review: Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
When seduction becomes obsession, the last person you can trust is yourself. -Tyler Perry This will shock folks who know me well: I’m falling out of love with Tyler Perry. […]
Justice: One Billion Rising, 2014
ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE is a global call to women survivors of violence and those who love them to come together in community and solidarity outside places where they […]
Anne Caroline Drake 