Tag: Abuse

— Community Building, Community Development, Empowerement, Personal Development —

Positive, Powerful, and Empowering: Standing Up for Compassionate Justice in the Face of Sexual Abuse

April 13, 2016
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Sahar’s Blog’s editorial calendar is pretty clear: Wednesdays are dedicated to product reviews.  But once in awhile, things happen and plans change. One of these things is an amazingly powerful post Martha uploaded a little under a month ago.  In it, she discusses how she was affected after being sexually abused by a family friend… Read More Positive, Powerful, and Empowering: Standing Up for Compassionate Justice in the Face of Sexual Abuse

— Book Review, Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction —

Book Review: ‘In The Context of Love’, by Linda K. Sienkiewicz

March 31, 2016
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About the author: Linda K. Sienkiewicz is a published poet and fiction writer, cynical optimist, fan of corgis, tea drinker, and wine lover from Michigan. Her poetry, short stories, and art have been published in more than fifty literary journals, including Prairie Schooner, Clackamas Literary Review, Spoon River, and Permafrost. She received a poetry chapbook… Read More Book Review: ‘In The Context of Love’, by Linda K. Sienkiewicz

— Blogging —

Ten Recommended Reads: Week of 12 to 18 March 2016

March 18, 2016
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There are so many great blog posts that I get to read during the week that I took a page out of many a bloggers’ book and decided to share a round-up of my favorite ten posts each Friday, which can either be used to make this evening’s commute go by quicker, or to accompany… Read More Ten Recommended Reads: Week of 12 to 18 March 2016

— Book Review —

Book Review: Amelia’s Destiny, by D.G. Torrens

November 2, 2013

Contributing to the betterment of our communities requires understanding experiences that are sometimes completely different from our own. In this regard, it is so important for people lucky enough to come from happy, stable homes, to know what it is like to come from abusive homes, and what a child from such a home can… Read More Book Review: Amelia’s Destiny, by D.G. Torrens