May is Mental Health Awareness Month
This year during Mental Health Awareness Month I happen to be reading I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, Joanne Greenberg’s revolutionary novel about a teenage girl’s courageous journey to reclaim her sanity. One of the most notable themes in the book is the tenuous distinction between the “healthy” and “mentally ill”. Throughout the novel, the heroine’s capacity to sniff out dishonesty is startling—and refreshing. One of her biggest pet peeves? When others judge her for her
Sexual Abuse Memoirs: They're Still Relevant
When I started this blog, I wanted to start a conversation relevant to my memoir, but I was afraid I would exhaust the subject--or that the subject would exhaust me. The sad truth is the topic of sexual abuse, assault, harassment, and molestation cannot be exhausted. At least not in our current society.
The news provides a constant stream of horror stories of high profile cases. Politicians, scout leaders, police officers, priests. Every group we're supposed to revere is
