When Option A Is Not an Option
I have to admit, I’ve never been a big follower of Sheryl Sandberg. I knew she was the COO of Facebook and she wrote the book “Lean In” but honestly, I hadn’t…
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Personal Heros | Why Caitlyn Jenner Is a Hero, Too
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re aware that this week, the artist formerly known as Bruce Jenner has unveiled the transition to a woman, and will henceforth be known as Caitlyn…
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Embracing the Storms
When I was going through my divorce, a friend of mine told me that I reminded him of a palm tree. I think he even gave some ridiculous demonstration that involved bending…
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Lost: Life With Traumatic Brain Injury
Yesterday, I got lost driving home. From Target. The Target that I frequently visit. Driving the same route that I always take. Yet, all of a sudden nothing looked familiar and panic…
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On the Other Side of Darkness
On April 17, a Korean adoptee died from depression. This is a heartbreaking situation for her family, friends and daughter she left behind. It is also gut wrenching for the Korean adoptee…
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From Shattered to Surviving the Unthinkable
What do you do when the unthinkable happens? When you find yourself living in what seems to be a bad dream? Unfortunately, it is a place that some of us find ourselves…
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Is Religion to Blame?
I don’t want to talk about Josh Duggar in this post except to say two things: The first being that the recent media attention of his case is why I’ve felt prompted…
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Breaking the Silence
[Editor’s Note: Trigger Warning – this post contains details of childhood sexual abuse] I think it’s time to tell this story. I think it’s time to tell my story. I think…
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Life Lessons From a Blue Tarp
Blood does not build a family, love does – and a family is anyone who lives under the blue tarp of your heart. That is something my father taught me, though I…
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How Fundamentalist Christianity Enables Sexual Predators
Josh Duggar admitted to sexually abusing underage girls multiple times while he was a teenager. It is also known that his sisters were among the victims. The fact that ‘counselling’ was the…
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