Belleruth Naperstek was a therapist for three decades and is the author of Invisible Heroes: Trauma Survivors and How They Heal. She's warm and tough, … [Read more...]
Resource for Survivors of Rape & Sexual Abuse
April 17, 2014 · by · Leave a Comment
Read the courage to be me. It's a fabulous and free resource which is educational, supportive and spot on. I don't usually like cartoons because I … [Read more...]
Boston Globe, Edited Version of Lock Down Experience & Writing to Process
April 13, 2014 · by · Leave a Comment
Here is an edited version of the lock down experience, from a parent perspective, last week. It's my first time being published in The Boston … [Read more...]
Free-Write Friday: Shoulder to Shoulder
April 11, 2014 · by · 2 Comments
Earlier in the week I wrote about the lock down at my daughter's school. SSCPS in Norwell, on Monday. In fact, an edited version of my blog piece … [Read more...]
Lock Down at SSCPS 4/7/2014
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I Want to be Boston Boring A call from my daughter’s school usually means snow delays, she is sick or I forgot it was a half day. O.k., it could … [Read more...]
Free-Writing
April 4, 2014 · by · Leave a Comment
Here is a sample of my own free-write written a few years back after a writing workshop. My body says, “Pay attention” and “Look away” using the … [Read more...]
Free-Writing Friday: On Saturday
April 4, 2014 · by · 2 Comments
It's free-writing Friday so I hope you are ready to give yourself some space and let the words up and out this weekend. Remember, that even if you … [Read more...]
Vets Speak, Warrior Writers, 3
April 4, 2014 · by · 2 Comments
"We need your discards!" reads the postcard from the Vietnam Veteran's National Headquarters. I imagine it's from my father even though I know it's … [Read more...]
Vets Speak, Warrior Writers, 2
April 1, 2014 · by · Leave a Comment
In honor of the amazing eight women and one man who organized Vets speak, (written about yesterday), I share poems from female veterans today … [Read more...]
Vets Speak & Warrior Writers, 1
March 31, 2014 · by · 1 Comment
Indictment by Maurice Decaul Women walked up to beg help, to share images of loved ones, hoping maybe we had seen their boys & men. Once a … [Read more...]