Sometimes It Takes a Root Canal
Since my work travel schedule had a little break in it this month, it was time to get some things taken care of. This week, it was a visit to the dentist, for a root canal and a crown. So … Continued
Are You Telling Your “Story”?
As an avid user of social media, and the internet in general, I’ve been fascinated watching the popularity of apps like Snapchat, without fully understand the appeal. Recently, however, I’ve blogged about my discovery of how useful something like Snapchat … Continued
The One Where I Compare Myself to a Rock Star
Yeah, I know, I’m no rock star. 😉 But recently I was reading an article about Moby, and the reasons that he is done with touring, and I really could identify with what he was talking about. “I’ve never gone … Continued
Difficult Discussions
I started writing this post in my head last night, while across the country, my wife’s cousin was awaiting news on her toddler’s heart transplant. Ever since we learned about his heart problems and the likelihood that he would eventually … Continued
How Twitter Proved to me the Survivor Community Is Still Learning
Recently, I linked to an article whose headline referenced a rape epidemic: Link – There’s a Rape Epidemic in America That No One Is Talking About https://t.co/KWJSR0PaQ7 — Child Abuse Survivor (@SurvivorNetwork) June 14, 2016 The article in question … Continued
Mental Health and Violence
We like to think that only someone unstable would commit these type of crimes. So was the entire city of Rome mentally ill, or was something else going on? It’s my belief that something else was going on, and that was the ability to see those that are different than us as somehow less than human.
Thanks for the Memories – Good and Bad
Recently, an old friend started going through some old photo albums and scanning in the photos in order to share them on Facebook. She and I were in the same church group back in those days, and many of the … Continued
Faith and Mental Health
I realize that this particular resource that I want to share with you is not going to be for everyone. So if you don’t want to hear about the Church or Christianity, feel free to skip past this post. On … Continued
Stigma But Still Good Advice?
Last week, I sat in on a webinar to discuss online privacy, and how to protect yourself. During the session it was mentioned that you want to be careful about your privacy settings on social networks, like Facebook, because you … Continued
Eating Disorders Awareness Week and Abuse Survivors
I’m going to be honest. I didn’t pay much attention to this being Eating Disorder Awareness Week until today. I know, at least in theory, that many survivors also deal with eating disorders, even though I haven’t been one of … Continued