You may have noticed there is a lot of intensity, even aggression, on social media lately. Between the pandemic and the urgent demand for racial justice that has erupted since the murder of George Floyd, the ground is shifting beneath …
Category: Healing
White Privileged Like Me
It took the murder of George Floyd to wake me up. I’ve been called a “bleeding heart liberal” throughout my life. I debated for gun control in elementary school, I make donations to help animals, I canvass for Democrats, I …
Blood and Mother’s Milk: Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ as Sweet Song of Sorrowful Loss
In honor of Toni Morrison’s passing, I am reposting an essay I wrote for a class about her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved. I’ll never be the same after reading it. My intention here was to connect themes of attachment …
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Don’t Give Up Hope: Using Acceptance & Enthusiasm to Heal Our Troubled World
I’m sure people from every generation have felt this way, but I’m worried. From my perspective, the state of the world is troubled. It feels worse to me than any other point I can remember. Even setting aside the menace …
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The REASON WHY ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Gets It Right On Suicide Prevention (and ’13 Reasons Why’ Is Harmfully Misguided)
Rebecca Bunch, the endearingly narcissistic protagonist of the CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, is a singing/dancing, self-sabotaging feminist hero. But did you know that in addition to provoking laughter, entertainment and intellectual stimulation, the writers of this show are also providing …
Dear Lin…
Dear Lin, You’ll never see this, but I just have to write it. Stunned by your virtuosity and humanity, Alexander Hamilton’s genius, the music, the lyrics, the actors’ brilliance, the game-changing style and casting, the zeal with which my fellow …
Confessions of a (Narrow-minded?!) Liberal: Using Friendship to Heal the Political Divide
Chad (not his real name) and I dated in high school. Now we’re friends on Facebook. We do the normal Facebook things, like sending happy birthday wishes, sharing and commenting on cute old photos, and retelling funny stories from the …
The Sweet Spot: Relief from the Fear of Death through Mindfulness
If you have ever lain awake in the middle of the night pondering death, heart racing, icy hot fear coursing through your body as your mind tries desperately to find solid ground, you are not alone. Let me say that …
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Empathy: How it Can Help Us All Right Now
In the aftermath of the most contentious election in recent history, many people are talking about the need for empathy in order to heal our divided nation. Facebook posts are flying around that charge us to rise above the rancor …
Living Mom’s Life?
“I think I want to be good.” A warm tear rolls down my cheek. My ten-year-old and I are watching the climactic scene of Descendants, a new movie from Disney Channel. The girl uttering this revelation is Mal, daughter of Maleficent. She is …
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