Current News – Alleged Allegations
Current News - Alleged Allegations I saw a brief segment (current news) on CNN last evening and I'm now wondering if the news about Bill Cosby is true. I had heard a report a week ago about a woman who had made a statement about abuse occurring many years ago, but to...
Doctor, I Think I Have Tennis Ebola
Doctor, I Think I Have Tennis Ebola Okay, I’ve resorted to dark humor to get your attention. It’s time for me to sit you down and have the ‘Ebola Talk’. Now that a man lied on travel papers to get into the United States after having been exposed to the virus, the...
From Mississippi Burning to Missouri Burning
From Mississippi Burning to Missouri Burning Author’s note: This story is breaking from minute to minute. What I started out to write is turning into something completely different. I apologize if this seems somewhat rambling. It was just four short months ago that...
The Opinionated Bitch – The Swiftboating of An American Prisoner of War
The Swiftboating of An American Prisoner of War In 2004, Secretary of State John Kerry was a candidate for President of the United States. A group calling themselves Swift Vets and POWs for Truth waged a now discredited vicious campaign against then candidate Kerry to...
Waiting for Life to Begin. Again.
Waiting for Life to Begin. Again. Once I was 14, and I thought the world was over right when it was supposed to begin. I had held out for three years, waiting for help that never came. And then I gave up. I started sleeping with the light on. I stopped sleeping. I...
Seven Keys to Overcoming Adversity
Seven Keys to Overcoming Adversity Adversity is like a hurricane. It destroys everything in its path except that which is indestructible, leaving us with the ability to see the truth about ourselves. Adversity defines what we are really made of. It can make you...
The Power of Forgiveness – It’s Better for You than Them
The Power of Forgiveness - It's Better for You than Them It is much easier to hold a grudge, get angry, seek revenge, self-medicate or self-harm, than it is to forgive. Whatever hand abuse has tainted our life with, (we don't get to choose how it is delivered) as...
We Have To Pass The Bill So We’ll Know What’s In It
ObamaCare: We Have To Pass The Bill So We'll Know What's In It Remember that famous remark of the one and only Nancy Pelosi? Referring to the Affordable Care Act, or more commonly known as "Obamacare" but quickly obtaining the nickname of "just another government...
Torn: Two Choices
Torn: Two Choices Have you ever felt this way? Torn between two choices or perhaps two life paths. One year, 11 months ago I shared a life-changing secret here at “Here Women Talk” about my story of abuse. I am prevented from talking about it publicly because I...
