You Are An Individual, not a Study.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we think about scientific studies, and how they are covered by the media in this age of Twitter and Facebook. I’ve also been thinking too about much of what is covered in … Continued
Life Lesson From 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
After hearing much critical acclaim for the movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, we decided we would catch a matinee showing this weekend. It’s an interesting movie, full of lots of things to think about, but for the purposes of … Continued
Another Trip Around the Sun
As we come to the end of another year many of us, myself included, look back at 2017 and recount the places we’ve been, the people we met, what we accomplished, what we didn’t, the people we’ve lost and start … Continued
You Don’t Get There All At Once
During the holiday break, I was lucky enough to get to spend some time offline, taking in some new Louisiana Holiday traditions and visiting with family. One of the more relevant conversations that we had to readers of this blog … Continued
Every Individual Has a Story
If you spend much time reading about mental health issues, or child abuse issues, you will eventually make your way to quite a large number of articles that encourage people to speak out and tell their story. We see it … Continued
Child Abuse Survivor Now in Your Language
Thanks to a Google translate widget added to the sidebar, you can choose to read this blog, and the News and Reviews site, in your own language. I can’t make any promises for how accurate the Google Translate is, but … Continued
Why Do We Need a Separate Reason to Support Men Getting Help?
As many of you know, I read a lot of articles on abuse and mental health in an effort to share them on the News and Reviews site, or the various social media platforms. Given that, what I’m about to … Continued
The Statistics Are Real People
I’ve said before that given the statistics about child sexual abuse, there’s almost no way you don’t know someone who has been abused. Over the last few weeks it may seem like we are being inundated with news stories and … Continued
Kevin Spacey and Why People Don’t Come Forward
I’m sure by now that you’ve head the accusations made by actor Anthony Rapp against Kevin Spacey that involve Spacey attempting to sleep with a then 14 year-old Rapp. Yes, it’s take more than 30 years for him to come … Continued
Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Tech and Entertainment Industries
This topic has been in the news since the revelations and accusations about Harvey Weinstein went public a few weeks back. At the time, I had a number of thoughts, but didn’t really put many of them out for public … Continued