How Cancer Treatment “Treated” Me: A Graphic Story

Cancer and fun rarely go together in a sentence but when creativity, curiosity, and a community gather to combine words and images to capture our … [Read more...]

Color Blind (www.buttonpoetry.com) & Thinking about rACE (Day 23)

Note: A concussion and break-up meant I needed to tend to my heart and break. However, I continue my 30 posts after Oprah on 60 Minutes blogathon. … [Read more...]

ACE Study, Scared Sick & Donna Jackson Nakazawa Announces #FemaleAdversity Series

I was reading over an essay co-written by Dr. Robert Anda and Dr. Vincent Felitti. I found some quotes I love. They are simple, short and clear. They … [Read more...]

Resilient Systems Needed & What Dr. Felitti Said

Day 9, Day 8, Day 7/6, Days 5, Day 4,  Day 3, Day 2, Day 1/Intro Note: Please forgive grammar errors/typos which are all mine. Oprah's 60 Minutes … [Read more...]

DINE not DIE: Can We Start with Not Dying Early? (Day 4/After-Oprah ACEs)

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...]

#FacesOfPTSD / PTSD is Not a He

This is a collaborative effort between five feisty survivors. We are determined to change the Google (Bing and Yahoo) search results which show men at … [Read more...]

Johnna Janis makes documentary “Invisible Scars” to heal her and others’ childhood trauma

“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...]