Trauma Recovery Coach, Speaker, Consultant & Author
It’s been a busy month, but today Dempsey and I took some time and finally went to go see the movie, Loving. It’s the story of Richard and Mildred Loving. He was white and she was black, and they fell … Read more…
I believe peaceful protest is a legitimate tool for change. I marched many times during the Vietnam War. I marched when Dr. King was assassinated. I marched for women’s rights. I marched for peace before the Gulf War, speaking on … Read more…
Tomorrow we elect a new president. Never in my memory has this country been so painfully divided. Never has an election season been so filled with unfiltered vitriol. It is sobering to contemplate: What will happen to all that emotion … Read more…
He was squatting on the grassy median of the road when I pulled up to the red light. He had put down his frayed backpack and was bent over, concentrating on making a cardboard sign. Austin has its share of … Read more…
After the towers fell, there was a moment. After we watched in horror the impact of the planes, And bodies, like tiny dots on our television screens, plunged a thousand feet to the ground. As one after another, the buildings … Read more…
When I was a kid in Catholic school, the nuns worked hard to instill in us the value of good habits. (Sorry, unintentional pun…) They taught us that habits, once formed, are there to rely upon in every situation. Once … Read more…
Saturday night my husband and I ticked off one of the items on our bucket list. We saw the Rolling Stones in concert on their Zip Code Tour in Arlington. It was everything we hoped it would be, and when … Read more…