I’m extremely honored that Shondaland (??!!) has published my essay on how domestic violence survivors can turn photographs into power. The stories of the women who our police reports call “Victim 1”, are more than headlines. Their stories of triumph and insight, courage and survival, deserve to be heard. And believed. Trigger Warning: Discussion of domestic…
Chris Brown and Rihanna are singing about how they want to fuck each other, and everyone is talking about it. She’s either a marketing genius who knows just what the media wants, the editorials say, or she’s a lost little superstar who doesn’t realize the impact that her choices are having on impressionable teenage girls everywhere. It…
First, I owe a huge thank you to Love Is Not Abuse. I am honored and humbled that they chose to share this story with their followers, and I am so excited to be one small voice in the chorus of people speaking out against Domestic Violence. Sean and I were also really blown away by the outpouring…
Today is the 7th Annual “It’s Time To Talk” Day, and I am joining the voices at BlogHer and Love Is Not Abuse to talk about domestic violence. Her name was Yvonne. She came into my office on a warm July afternoon, her arms wrapped around a raven-haired two-year old boy named Andre. He…