How come when I Google ‘PTSD’ this is what I get? Where are the women? It’s especially troubling considering this: “Women are more than … [Read more...]
I Forgot About Joy: What the Girls & Sex Book Made Me Realize
March 29, 2016 · by · Leave a Comment
This article, written by Mary Elizabeth Williams, and published in Salon is about Peggy Orenstein's latest book, Girls & Sex: Navigating the … [Read more...]
Johnna Janis makes documentary “Invisible Scars” to heal her and others’ childhood trauma
March 27, 2016 · by · Leave a Comment
“It’s about so much more than childhood sexual abuse,” says Johnna Janis about her feature documentary, Invisible Scars, a remarkable film about her … [Read more...]
What Hue Are You?
March 17, 2016 · by · Leave a Comment
My first blog was about sea glass, adoption and healing. I kept the healing part vague. I hinted. I walked the edges of how much I would say. I'm so … [Read more...]
These Fists Should Be Raised in Anger / Early Recovery Writing
March 10, 2016 · by · 2 Comments
Throwback Thursday, Early Recovery Writing, Raw Drafted first in 1993 These fists should be raised in anger. This voice … [Read more...]
The Joy of Sex with a Survivor
March 3, 2016 · by · 5 Comments
The title is sarcastic in cast that isn't obvious. I guess I should say that this doesn't speak for all survivors all of the time - or even how I … [Read more...]
Sample of Heal Write Newsletter, March
March 3, 2016 · by · Leave a Comment
This is a sample of the newsletter I do every once in a while. I'm not a once-a-week or even a once-a-month regular. They are long for traditional … [Read more...]
Elephant Journal version of story about Kelly Clarkson’s song
February 28, 2016 · by · Leave a Comment
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/02/kelly-clarksons-triumphant-song-brings-everyone-to-tears-video/ … [Read more...]
Kelly Clarkson’s Triumphant Song Brings Everyone to Tears
February 28, 2016 · by · Leave a Comment
Confession: I am obsessed with this song. Kelly Clarkson returned to the American Idol stage as a guest judge last week in a live show. She was … [Read more...]
Making Social Change
February 23, 2016 · by · Leave a Comment
But in college, a trillion years ago, I studied social policy, creative and critical writing and feminism. It was a make-your-own major kind of school … [Read more...]