Trauma Recovery Coach, Speaker, Consultant & Author
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…
It’s been a while since I’ve made a foray into “the pit” of depression. Looking back, I think it was May of last year – a good record for me. I am grateful for the months in between. I’m grateful … Read more…
It’s after noon here. Until about an hour ago, I was in bed asleep. That’s been my life since October, when I fell and ruptured my Achilles tendon. Shortly after, I had surgery. Then, while in a cast, I lost … Read more…
On January 2nd, my MasterMind partner and I spent the day engaged in our annual New Year process. We wrote down everything from 2015 that we wanted to release from our lives. We shared what we’d written, then we performed … Read more…