All the words sound like blah-blah-blah today. I have a post. It will have to wait. Silence seems more urgent. Soak in some beauty. Maybe rest and … [Read more...]
Be With Us, Like Oprah & Trying Not to be Post-Traumatically Pissed (Days 6 & 7)
March 18, 2018 · by · 1 Comment
Survivors OWN ACEs / 30 Days after Oprah on 60 Minutes Day 7/6, Days 5, Day 4, Day 3, Day 2, Day 1/Intro) Aha Day 6: Survivors, parents, and … [Read more...]
Vulnerable Not Damaged: 30 Days After Oprah
March 16, 2018 · by · 2 Comments
Survivors OWN ACEs, 30 Days After Oprah (Day 4, Day 3, Day 2, Day 1/Intro) Day / Aha 5: Children are Vulnerable and Not Damaged Trauma that … [Read more...]
DINE not DIE: Can We Start with Not Dying Early? (Day 4/After-Oprah ACEs)
March 15, 2018 · by · 3 Comments
30 Days After Oprah on 60 Minutes Series ( Day 3, Day 2, Day 1/Intro) Day 4 / Aha We are the public in public health. The public. … [Read more...]
Survivors OWN ACEs: Day 3 (30 Days After Oprah)
March 14, 2018 · by · 5 Comments
Day 3 Aha: ACE Scores Matter & How Not to Die Early (Day 2, Day 1/Intro) On 60 Minutes, Oprah reported the following: "For anyone, a high … [Read more...]
Survivors OWN ACEs After Oprah (Day 2)
March 13, 2018 · by · 5 Comments
30 Days of After Oprah (Series & Day 1) Day 2 / Aha 2 There’s a test for that? I had no idea that there was something called (adverse … [Read more...]
Survivors OWN ACEs: 30 Days of After Oprah (Day 1)
March 12, 2018 · by · 5 Comments
Day 1 It was #Time'sUp at the Oscars and #MeToo at the Golden Globes but for the rest of us non-Hollywood people it' was game day last night on on … [Read more...]
Allegations of employee mistreatment roil renowned Brookline trauma center (www.boston.com) & commentary
March 9, 2018 · by · 7 Comments
Boston Globe News Story Excerpt: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a best-selling author on trauma whose research has attracted a world-wide following, has … [Read more...]
“No Coincidence, No Story.” Lisa See Inspires
March 3, 2018 · by · Leave a Comment
This is a guest post by my sister, Karen, who wrote about this amazing event and evening she organized. How does an author bring about hope? By … [Read more...]
Guest in Your Heart
January 15, 2018 · by · Leave a Comment
I arrived with a bottle of wine after our fight. We'd fought about his drinking and our relationship. Again. This time was different though. I was … [Read more...]
