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​One of the hardest aspects of being publically shamed was losing control of my own sense of self-identity.  I had viewed myself as a hard working, deeply committed advocate working every day to try to make things a little better for the environment and people struggling with poverty.  I thought of myself as fairly effective, […]

​My dog doesn’t wear a special official-looking vest.  She hasn’t been trained or certified for any special abilities.  She’s not welcome in grocery stores or hospitals.  But, she is most definitely a service dog, providing me with a continuous flow of mental health therapy. Tessa and I have shared our lives for seven years.  She […]

A friend of mine recently had a dream about me and was kind enough to jot it down in an email. It went something like this.  She and I are sitting high up on the rungs at the top of a tall, arching bridge.  Somehow I have a shopping cart up there with me.  In […]

Sometimes it is the absence of a thing that reveals its true value.  Until recently I had not adequately appreciated simple human kindness. In the aftermath of my life taking a drastic, unexpected and very public turn, I was embarrassed and nervous about how people would react to me. My first trip back to the […]