To the Women on the cover of New York Magazine and those represented by the empty chair: I'm sorry you have to have read the word "alleged" so often … [Read more...]
Developmental Trauma: When Lived Experience is Considered Expertise Everyone Benefits
July 29, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2h-7uipw7c&t=31m38s When someone is speaking about developmental trauma at a conference or webinar they are most … [Read more...]
The Conversation I’m Avoiding Having – A Laura Davis Writing Prompt
July 28, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
So I was over on the Laura Davis website doing her weekly online prompt because it's Tuesday. Each Tuesday she gives everyone a writing prompt and I … [Read more...]
Quote – World Loving You
July 20, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
"When you are young and have the feeling you're loved, you sort of feel it's the world loving you." George Saunders … [Read more...]
The Poetry of Patty Cogen is Breathtakingly Beautiful & Brave
July 12, 2015 · by · 2 Comments
These are the poems from Patty Cogen and her book (seeking a publisher now) - The Flip Side of My Skin. I want to gush endlessly about her talent but … [Read more...]
Coming Out as a Survivor
July 10, 2015 · by · 2 Comments
For the last three months I have been a regular writer at Elephant Journal. I am not going to lie and say I'm getting rich. Though I've been among the … [Read more...]
Cheryl Strayed Set Me “Straight” on Rainbowing My Facebook Profile Pic (& How to Change Yours).
June 28, 2015 · by · 2 Comments
I was on Cheryl Strayed’s Facebook page and noticed her new rainbow profile picture. It was changed last night. I was surprised—disappointed, … [Read more...]
Telling a Lover “I’m a Survivor”
June 25, 2015 · by · 3 Comments
When I started dating a blue-eyed boy last summer I felt it only fair to warn him: “It’s all trauma, all the time with me.” He laughed. “I’m … [Read more...]
The Surprising Benefits of Growing Up Without a Dad
June 17, 2015 · by · 5 Comments
My father left before I turned 1. I got his nose, last name and lousy vision. He was gone before I acquired a vocabulary. I never got to string … [Read more...]
Anne Lamott Tweets About Caitlyn Jenner and Gets Schooled by Her Son: What We Can Learn from Them Both
June 12, 2015 · by · Leave a Comment
Anne Lamott f'd up. Big. Yup – the sensitive, hilarious, brilliant, neurotic, astonishingly genuine and gentle, talented writer Anne … [Read more...]
