October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Will you be wearing a purple ribbon to raise awareness, celebrate recovering survivors, and grieve the victims who were unable to escape violently abusive situations? Domestic violence victims are diverse—men, women, children, and animals—are battered, maimed, or murdered by their abusers. Because animal companions are often viewed […]
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Reflections on Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness month and I’ve been reflecting on all the women I know or have known impacted by DV. Friends I never expected to fall into such situations, acquaintances or colleagues struggling to leave their abusive partners, and of course even women in my own family – my mom, my aunts […]
“Come Out of the Things Unsaid”
Seventeen months ago, I began my journey into sharing life with you by way of writing about what I’ve learned and what I’ve yet to discover and comprehend. Along the way, I’ve written about redemption, perseverance, illness, the importance of words, the ascription of meaning to tragedy, subject positions, empathy, death and loss, regret, privilege […]