ME, TOO MAKES US STRONGER
ME, TOO. ME TOO in the newsfeed is shattering my heart. And healing it stronger. In every speech I’ve ever given about violence against women, I’ve stated the known statistic that…
MY HARVEY WEINSTEIN
My Harvey Weinstein was a professor during my first semester in graduate school who stalked me, outside of my apartment at 2:00 AM, at the counter in the bakery I…
FROM GREAT UNDOING TO GREAT BECOMING
2017 so far has been a year of deep challenge, even transformation, for many of us. I’ve spent the last few months talking with many people about how this year…
DORA NAMED A GUTSY GODDESS!
I’m honored to be featured as a Gutsy Goddess on Laughing at the Sky, among an amazing crew of fierce and powerful women. If you’re in need of inspiration, check out the women here. Their…
IMAGINAL CELLS
Woken in the half-light before dawn by ravens gathering in the neighboring trees, their insistent voices carrying calls from two blocks away through the half-closed bedroom windows where I rise.…
The Alchemical Heart: Writing Into The Sacred
The Sage Institute For Environment, Creativity and Consciousness, Taos, NM Saturday August 12, 2017 11:00 to 4:00 pm Dora, as a Sage Institute Board Member, offers this daylong original workshop…
THE ALCHEMICAL HEART: WRITING INTO THE SACRED WITH DORA
Dora offers a daylong version of one of her most popular original workshops, The Alchemical Heart: Writing into the Sacred! Dora has been teaching different versions of this original workshop…
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY
A 4th of July story from my family, because gentleness offers its own kind of freedom. My father told stories of dark humor and grace:The 4th of July I when…
FROM PRINCESS BUTTERCUP TO GENERAL ANTIOPE
It’s been a little over a week since I saw the new movie Wonder Woman, and I can’t stop thinking about fairytales and the evolution of myths, especially myths based…
AL PACINO TO PLAY FORMER PSU FOOTBALL COACH JOE PATERNO IN HBO FILM
Just announced: Al Pacino is slated to portray former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming HBO movie produced and directed by Barry Levinson. “The official logline for the film…
LISTEN UP: The Voice Of Young New Mexico
Thursday June 1, 20176:30 – 8:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) KTAOS Solar Radio, 101.9 FM in Northern NM Listen to the show live anywhere in the world at: ktao.com Dora will…
PAWS FOR EMPOWERMENT WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS 2017 PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR’S PATHFINDER AWARD!
I am overjoyed to share that Paws for Empowerment, the canine-assisted therapy program that supports survivors of domestic violence, offered by Pittsburgh’s Crisis Center North, has won the Pennsylvania Governor’s…
ONE WOMAN ALONE, MOVING FAST
I went back to bed in the late afternoon and slept briefly, woke disrupted and burdened by what I thought were voices in the living room, rising into the recollection of…
DORA IS FEATURED ON Me&EVE
I’m honored to be the featured profile today on the amazing project, Me&EVE, an ongoing project created by my warrior-friend, Dorie Hagler, an internationally known photographer and photojournalist. Me&EVE offers “A place…
I WAS BORN IN LIGHTNING
First thought: Today the daylong is two minutes and three seconds longer than yesterday. Second thought: I was born in lightning. It has haunted me ever since. Third thought: The…
THE APOSSIBLES
When I was a little girl, my name for The Apostles was “The Apossibles”. I misunderstood the pronunciation in church and so I called them by the wrong name for…