Sex Trafficking and Adolescents: It's Not Your Fault
Sex Trafficking and Adolescents: It's Not Your Fault "It's not your fault. That's what I want young people to know. That's what they need...
You're As Strong as Your Very Next Thought
… not the crazy one that just left. You know what I’m talking about: sitting in a pew listening to an unmarried, financially secure man...
Be Strong Be Brave Be Humble Enough to Ask for Help (June is PTSD awareness month)
(This blog was published in Subjunctive Mood Swings) PTSD starts in the mind. Memories, emotions, nightmares, fears, and other...
Sending a Message of Hope for the Anxious Mind: 2016 Anxiety and Depression Conference
We’ve all heard about lifting the stigma of mental health, but the anxious and depressed tend to hide in the shadows. It’s going to take...
PTSD: Like a Toddler's Angry Temper Tantrum
This blog was posted on the Postpartum Support International website. Click here for the article. After I gave birth to a stillborn son,...
Anxiety Depression Conference March 31-April 3, 2016
One of the most selective and comprehensive conferences for mental health care professionals is being held in Philadelphia, March 31 to...
Why Write about Teen Health?
My interest in teen health started 8 years ago on a cold winter night. It was about 11p.m. and I was at the top of the Empire State...
The Price of a Phone (backstory for Tanaya from the novel The City's Allee)
Tanaya gripped the iPhone tighter. Stretch always checked in at 2:50; the end of every fuckin’ school day. What the hell was his problem...
Top Ten Reasons to Soak in a Tub
THE TOP TEN REASONS WHY I LOVE MY CLAW-FOOT SOAKING TUB: 1. View. This picture is the actual view from my tub. I never close the blinds...
I Promise to Change My Clothes Every Day
Last year I realized I couldn’t afford my writing career. Four months ago I set out to find a job and was hired to teach the PreK program...
