BEAUTY CAN SAVE YOU
Fall has always been my favorite season. All of the colors and the sideways light feel a little bit like magic to me, a little bit like the best kind…
YOUR BOUNDARIES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM
If someone's repeated response to your healthy boundaries is only anger, your boundaries are not the problem in the relationship.All peace to you. Dora
WHEN WE ARE ALL FREE
I am going to hear my boot heels on those stone steps for lifetimes. I am going to open my eyes and let the breath leave my body when he…
THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE.
"There is always hope."On Tuesday October 9, 2018, I was honored to return to the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, to serve as the Keynote Speaker for the event,…
Centre County SHOWS SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
And then there is the moment when you know that you are finally free, and freedom feels a little bit like a victory lap. Thank you to Centre Safe, District Attorney…
NOT EVEN MEMORY CAN STOP US NOW
I went back today to the courthouse where I took my abuser to court almost two decades ago. It was the first time I've been back since that day in…
AROUND THIS TABLE, WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (PCADV)
When I got out of the violence many years ago, one of the ways I rebuilt my life was to remind myself every morning in my writing that the only…
THE POWER OF A NAME
I'm at the Renaming Celebration of The Centre County Women’s Resource Centre to the new, all inclusive name of Centre Safe, in State College, Pennsylvania. Centre Safe has been offering…
UNIONVILLE-CHADDS FORD WALL OF HONOR INDUCTION
This is the plaque marking my induction into the Hall of Honor in the Unionville - Chadds Ford School District, where I attended both middle and high schools in my…
YOU HAVE ALREADY SURVIVED
I’m posting this listing of resources again in light of today’s injustice, and the many survivors who may be triggered by it, with the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to…