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Feb 14 2016
Valentines Against Violence by Heather Novak In her blog, Heather Novak shares what she considers a very touchy subject. Apparently, Valentine’s day has a higher than average incidence of domestic violence. February is also National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Three years ago she lost a friend to domestic violence. Go here to read her post. …
Feb 02 2016
What a great afternoon I shared with Dr. Bernie Siegel, at the Town and Country Club in Hartford, Connecticut. This amazing event was sponsored by the Happiness Club of Hartford. Dr. Siegel’s new book Love, Animals & Miracles was front and center on the sales table. But I assure you, all eyes were on this gracious, sweet, loving, wonderful man …
Jan 27 2016
I recently wrote a blog post about how our precious little children carry way too much emotional baggage into their every day lives – I am talking about exposure to violence and the effect it has on them. Most people have no idea that we have a national crisis that affects approximately two out of every three of our children. …
Jan 24 2016
One Friday I was busy at the salon and a client came in for her appointment, she said “I just saw Dr. Petit’s wife Christine being interviewed on WFSB channel 3”. She shared some facts and nudged me to check out the link. I was intrigued by what I learned and I ended up sending that interview link to …
Jan 19 2016
We all have lugged along a piece of luggage, often awkward or to heavy to manipulate along our long awaited for vacation. Often thinking “I know better, I tell myself all the time. Don’t pack so much. More often than not we carry back most items we never used or needed. That is not the …
Jan 17 2016
January 15, 2016 No longer a victim, woman gains empowerment Today’s story deals with the often hidden terror of violence and abuse in the home. The personal journey of a Southington woman who virtually lived her childhood under the cruel parental dominance of forced domestic labor in the darkness of …
Dec 18 2015
Crawling Out was reviewed by Writer’s Digest! Check out the judge’s comments below … Books are evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning “needs improvement” and 5 meaning “outstanding”. This scale is strictly to provide a point of reference, it is not a cumulative score and does not reflect ranking. …
Dec 02 2015
On Thanksgiving morning my friend Barbara sent out this email, I think if we all try to remember this message we will have happier days, and eventually happier more successful lives. Barbara had this to share …. Early this morning while meditating the Angels asked if I would relay their message to you. Even if …
Nov 11 2015
I am all about educating and raising awareness to what is going on All! around us concerning domestic violence and our rising alarming statistics. I received this link from my friend Nancy in an email, after watching this I thought it would be imperative to share with you. Christan Rainey made it his business. The 30-year-old goes to fire …
Nov 07 2015
I was honored to be invited by Elmer Freeman, PhD, Executive Director of CCHERS, The Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc. to be the key note speaker at their 20th Annual ‘Celebration of Survival‘ that took place October 27th, 2015 at Northeastern University. Community Advocacy Program (CAPS) is a vital partnership among …
Nov 03 2015
I was tagged from a childhood school friend on Facebook, she shared this so I thought I would post it just as it is. This little story is the very reason I am on a mission to educate and raise awareness of our alarming statistics on domestic violence. This is what it is ALL about. For many victims …
Oct 31 2015
Join me in celebrating National Authors Day with 7 other CT authors on November 1st at the Book Club Book Store 100 Main Street Brook Brook CT 10:30am-2pm ************************************************************ Broad Mind “exploring the minds of writers, authors and beyond” would not exist without Windsor Community Television’s (winTV) persuasion, belief and encouragement. We are gathering together …
Oct 31 2015
You’re not alone in your perpetual struggle to crawl out. Victims of abuse and domestic violence have been demonized, like the abuse they’ve suffered is a personal sin, a choice, the price of denial – of not knowing any better. I am often heard saying, “how do you get out of something you don’t …
Oct 20 2015
Oct 12 2015
I was honored to be one of the presenters at the 16th annual Respect Life Conference on October 17th at Holy Angels Church in Meriden. My topic: 50 Years -Untold Fears. I was overwhelmed not only by the standing-room only crowd, but also by the number of invitations to share my story with even more groups and …
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