by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
I hope you’ve had a great week. With any luck, I’ve pre-set my computer to post while I’m away at the Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat. Here are some of my favorite headlines from around the world this past month. Domestic Violence This week, Salma Hayek...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
Recently, a legend from the fifties passed away quietly. Linda Pugach was a twenty year-old girl in 1959 when she left her older and married attorney-boyfriend. He subsequently hired men to throw lye in her face. They did. She was left disfigured and blind in one eye....
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
Is it me, or has this past year been especially violent towards young adult women? Maybe it’s simply that I have heightened awareness since my own daughters are now young adults, but a couple of stories have haunted me in recent months, that of local girl Samantha...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence, Healing & Gratitude
Happy Veterans Day. Today, I stumbled upon this great slide show about new techniques used to restore our returning Veterans from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).http://takepart.msn.com/veterans/?section=gallerylong_4_1#section=gallerylong_4_1 A simple...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
I love hearing about parents who openly share their successes and failures with respect to child-rearing. And I’m a sucker for anyone who’s gone through a tragedy and come out on the other side, ready to help others in similar circumstances. Lately, I’m obsessed with...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
Yesterday, for $35 measly dollars, I attended Alaska’s Sister’s in Crime (Arctic Cliffhangers http://www.arcticcliffhangers.com/ ) conference called the “Forensic Foray 2012.” More relevant to my job as a probation officer than to my...