Dr. Robin L. Smith: The Truth About Great Marriages (Book Review + More)
I have known what it is to live a lie ~ to want so badly to keep a relationship that I made myself invisible. . . I would like to […]
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Martha Beck: Leaving the Saints (Book Review)
You can recognize enlightenment because it always tastes of freedom. – Martha Nibley Beck, Ph.D. Martha Nibley Beck, Ph.D. is a frequent Oprah contributor and has written several books. Leaving the […]
Robin Givens: Grace Will Lead me Home (Book Review + More)
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 […]
Shout Out: Anderson Cooper Is Shining a Spotlight on Abuse and the Power of Love
The brain scan on the left is of a child nurtured in a healthy environment. The brain scan on the right is of a severely neglected child who had a variation of total global neglect (similar […]
Lee Daniels: Award-Winning Producer
There is a little bit of Precious in all of us. – Lee Daniels What do you do when your dreams of becoming a Hollywood filmmaker are dashed upon […]
Happy Birthday, J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter!
Joanne [Kathleen] Rowling is 46 years old today. She is a survivor of domestic violence and a champion for single mothers. She fled her abusive husband in Porto, Portugal in 1993 […]
Baa-Baa, Black Sheep, Bye-Bye!
Dysfunctional families love to have their black sheep ~ the scapegoat ~ someone who is sacrificed to the wolf to protect the flock from its own internal shizza. Oprah was […]
J2J Day 11: Does Your Love Life Need a New GPS?
Does your love life make you want to don your tennis shoes and bolt? Do you wish Elizabeth Gilbert had written a different sequel to Eat, Pray, Love ~ one […]
Brooke Mueller: Winning!
All that you send into the lives of others comes back into your own. Karma is a bitch with a bad attitude. She sometimes seems to go on a prolonged […]
Tyler Perry: “It’s going to be all right.”
I died as a child. – Tyler Perry Tyler Perry can’t bear to look at this photo of himself as a 6-year old boy. The abuse he experienced was so […]
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