We were so moved and energized by Oprah's speech. Now what? What do we do with all that motion and momentum now that the red carpets and cameras have … [Read more...]
Following #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke on More than Twitter
December 18, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
Sexual violence is not new. It's always been newsworthy. It is not, however, news. It's great that mainstream media outlets are covering it more … [Read more...]
Tonier Cain Deserves an Evidence-Based Apology
September 28, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
This is cross-posted on ACEs Connection Tonier Cain keynoted at the Benchmarks' Partnering for Excellence conference last month in … [Read more...]
When Your Kid is Too Good for Brené Brown (Cross Posted on ACEs Connection)
August 16, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
Childhood, like literature, lasts." Lance Woolaver, paraphrased from his book, Maud Lewis: The Heart at the Door. Even in the midst of conflict, I … [Read more...]
We don’t have trust issues! We trust trauma. (Video)
July 16, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
I spoke about ACEs and traumatic stress as a trauma survivor a few months back at the Nantucket Historical Association. The talk was recorded and so … [Read more...]
PTSD in Love
July 2, 2017 · by · 2 Comments
I can’t get the words he said out of my skin. They point, prick and stab. The ones I said stick in and out. We are dangerous, sharp, messy … [Read more...]
Write Your Story, Heal Your Life Interview Series
June 26, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
I was asked to be a part of the Write Your Story, Heal Your Life Summit and was intrigued. That is a topic so central to me my blog is named Heal … [Read more...]
Early Incest Poem (Title is the Trigger Warning)
June 18, 2017 · by · 1 Comment
5 feet hands on a on a four-year-old not much feeling mom's nowhere Dad who is dead you are haunting her now. She can't go to sleep - … [Read more...]
What does she want to see with a bum like me for anyways?
May 6, 2017 · by · 1 Comment
What does she want to see a bum like me for anyway?" he said. "I can't let her see me like this." By this he meant greasy-haired. By this he meant … [Read more...]
Parenting Through the Storm: Book Review
April 8, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
Parenting Through the Storm: Find Help, Hope, and Strength When Your Child Has Psychological Problems, is written by Ann Douglas. The author, a member … [Read more...]
