Book Review: I Let You Go
Why don’t you leave? Clare Mackintosh answers this question in graphic detail in her debut international bestseller I Let You Go. She also provides brilliant insights into the twisted minds […]
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Book Review: City of Girls
When you see an old woman, can you imagine her wild and crazy youth? In City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert, Vivian Morris, who is in her 90s, tells the […]
FBI’s Powerful Message to Survivors
Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday, July 6, 2019 for sex trafficking and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by the Southern District of New York (SDNY). During a DoJ […]
Book Review: No Visible Bruises
If you have PTSD, don’t read this book. My policy is to ignore books I can’t recommend, but I’m breaking this self-imposed rule for No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t […]
Bitzie & Blizzards: 17 Years
Bitzie captured my heart during a brutal blizzard 17 years ago. My hunch is that a “man” in her home was shooting her litter mates, and she escaped into the […]
Dr. Christine Ford: Profile in Courage
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony resonated with #MeToo survivors and empowered us. She is a true profile in courage. She taught us all why victims never forget and perpetrators fail […]
Barrow Institute: Brain Injury Treatment for DV Survivors
Maria Shriver’s Today Show report on the Barrow Neurological Institute’s program for domestic violence survivors with traumatic brain injuries blew me away. It is the first and only program in […]
Cara Brookins’ House Built a Family
A challenging quest is a phenomenal way to transform from barely surviving to thriving and finding joy. If you are lucky, write well, and know how to promote yourself, you […]
Book Review: Cocoa Beach
Beatriz Williams is new to my bookshelf. Cocoa Beach is one of the most intriguing books I’ve read this summer. Ms. Williams exquisitely transitions from World War I to post-war […]
PTSD Therapy: Bubbles, Tiny Bubbles
This week sucked. It’s 90 degrees in Seattle. I’ve been in PTSD hell since April 20, and I fired the third therapist in a row who doesn’t have a fucking […]
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