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Who am I?
Who am I? It is a question that plagues us all at some point. The answer is simple, you are whoever you are at this moment. If this sounds too simplistic, think about the level of acceptance we give to emotional states of being. “I am stressed!” and in that moment,...
The Fitting Room for teens
I met Furahi about six years ago at a women’s retreat that I attend every year in Connecticut. From the day she stepped into our Spiritual Babes group, Furahi has brought so much energy, fun and passion to our weekends in the country. When I am around her, I feel a...
Characteristics of A Victim and An Offender
This summary of the characteristics of victims and offenders is to broadly define what is typically meant when talking about survivors of abuse. Not all victims or offenders have any of these characteristics; many have some characteristics; a few have all...
Three Good Novels
I just finished A Good Hard Look (Penguin, 2011) by Ann Napolitano. Perhaps you've heard of it, since there has been a lot of buzz about a book daring to introduce writer Flannery O'Connor as a fictional character. But actually she is not on stage in this novel very...
Prophetic Crack: Manipulations of Church Leaders
"Pushers" in the church leadership and "addicts" in the pews. Thursday, 11am-12pm EST, Dr. Julia McMillan, author of Prophetic Crack, joins Vicki Childs and Carol Baker on BROADSIDED, examining infatuation with charismatic church leaders. Is it healthy? Is it an...
Science vs. Spirituality
Until my first year of college, I had never given much thought to the relationship between science and spirituality. I, like many of you I would guess, had accepted the paradigm I had been given by my foremothers and forefathers without much skepticism—science and...
Cured of Cancer by Native American Ceremony, Award-Winning Filmmaker Carole Hart shares Healing Stories about 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
Live online Wednesday, 11am EST on www.HereWomenTalk.com ... 13 indigenous grandmothers, spiritual elders from all four directions, heard these words in prophecy: Mother Earth is in agony and you must come forward to help her and all her inhabitants heal. They did....
Don’t Pray Away the Gay. SPRAY AWAY THE GAY with GAY-B-GON!
Have you caught "the gay"? Worried about it spreading? Get GAY-B-GON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtyBXTfuPg&feature=youtu.be Proud to announce this video is the creation of Carol Baker, political writer, satirist, and co-host with Vicki Childs of our Here...
Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small-Town Girl
Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small-Town Girl New book from Susie Duncan Sexton, guest of The Colin Lively Show, to be released September 21. Anyone who has ever lived in a small town certainly knows that secrets are sometimes not so...
In – Dependent: The Freedoms and Responsibilities of Independency
Less than a week ago my Country, Trinidad and Tobago, celebrated 49 years of Independence as a nation, yet even as we celebrated our Independence we were in the midst of a State of Emergency. As I understand it, a State of Emergency removes the rights of the citizens...
Poetry as Balm for the Soul
I've been dealing with some eldercare problems related to my 92 year-old mother today. I found myself browsing through my poetry files. I wrote a lot of poetry when I was a teenager, and then again when I was about age 35 - 45, and just every once in awhile since...
He’s in love with you, not a centerfold.
Dear Phyllis: I'm a female who grew up in the 60s and 70s, reading the Playboy Magazines that my older brother subscribed to. As a consequence, I could never help comparing myself negatively to the centerfold models. In my mind, I was always too thin or too fat --...
Why should Large and Lovelies Pay More???
Dear Phyllis: Why is it that plus size clothes cost more than the size just below it? I know there is extra material involved -- but 4 or 5 dollars worth? Why can't all the prices just even out to absorb that extra 1/16 yard? ~Barbara F. Phyllis: Personally I agree....
The House on Highland Street: Crime Scene Intimate Partner Homicide
The House on Highland Street: Crime Scene Intimate Partner Homicide This afternoon my hands shook as I tried to keep the camera steady while standing in front of the 1960's style bungalow childhood home where I grew up in Chicago.The photo on the left was the gangway...
F.E.A.R. in Intimate Partner Violence Relationships
Over the past few weeks while on the road, I assisted many involved in intimate partner violence relationships to prepare the "Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit and Video." Preparing this in your own words (similar to a last will and testament) whether police have ever...
A Sense of Belonging
As humans we are primarily motivated to belong to a group. It elicits a sense of security, identity and promotes survival. In the wild, a herding animal is attacked when it separates from the herd. So the most instinctual behavior is to blend within the herd and mute...
