August 2012

  • Unsayable is in the Art!

    In the past few days, I have gotten to see the actions of abuse in the language of actions, even if the words were silent.  Now, I am reading another book by Annie G. Rogers, "The Unsayable- The hidden Language… Continue reading

  • Weekend Fun!

    I started the weekend, making Salsa with my daughter…we made two batches, ending up with 14 quarts. She picked up our ingredients from the Farmers Market in Green Bay.   On Sunday, Ann and I dyed about 8 yards of… Continue reading

  • Talking Crazy!

    I watched the movie, "The Celebration" twice…although once through would have been enough… it is brilliant in depicting the dynamics of how covering up abuse is impossible; only the eye of denial sees it as gone.  For in reality you… Continue reading

  • Files you Mislabeled.

    "In any treatment situation, it is the therapist who is responsible for holding two stories, or two plays, together. The work of sustaining a therapeutic relationship demands a two-sided or perspective in order to understand both stories. And the deepening… Continue reading

  • Wearing the Label “Therapist”.

    I just finished Annie G Rogers book "A Shining Affliction – A story of Harm and Healing in Psychotherapy"…it is brilliant in the understanding of how the past arrives in the present, until the past is corrected, and it shows… Continue reading

  • I am Humbled By Art.

    This quilt came to mind while reading this section from Annie G. Roger's book, "A Shining Affiction."   "Blue was the color of your mother?  Or comfort?" I nod.  He continues, "And then, the blue got poisoned, love got mixed… Continue reading

  • A Field Of Truth.

    "Then if you speak, you must not show your face, Or, if you show your face, you must not speak.  Shakespeare  In Annie Rogers book, "A Shining Affliction" she writes, "These words of Shakespeare's.  I make my own translation quickly; "Speak… Continue reading

  • My Truth was Welcomed In.

    As I sit back and ponder my Keynote at Dial Help's Gala, I recall telling Tom Rosemurgy, that I always felt safer when he was there.  It even struck me as odd, for I was mingling and thoroughly enjoying myself,… Continue reading

  • Universe called Me.

    I know what it feels like to live on both ends of the spectrum of having to be brave and strong and have courage, while inside of you is nothing….and then stepping out fully charged.  The two are lifetimes apart…or… Continue reading

  • My Lady and I are on a Crusade!

    Well it is official, I am a public speaker…I am no longer a first-timer.  I trusted in my natural ability to share and speak from my inner self, and it worked.  Some were a bit taken aback, when my plan… Continue reading