Category: News

  • I’ve had a helluva week for reasons I will spare you. But today… today, I was gobsmacked by this piece by the Washington Post featuring the story of why and how I mark my assault anniversary every year. Not only…

    My Traumaversary: Thank you, Washington Post.
  • Sharing here a powerful moment from earlier today when my colleague, Laura Rutledge, spoke on Get Up! on ESPN about what is coming to light regarding what Urban Meyer – and his wife – did or didn’t know about his…

  • In case you didn’t notice, I updated my site – FINALLY – to reflect the fact I’ve moved beyond just my blog. In January, I incorporated A Fight Back Woman, to get a handle on the many requests I’ve received…

    New Look, Same Grind
  • Posting now simply to acknowledge I owe much longer missives this weekend about the glorious 36 hours I spent in D.C. lobbying for Pathways to Safety International. I spoke at Whittemore House to the American Foreign Service Workers organization and…

    D.C. Happened and Rocked My World
  • As we continue to be bombarded with disclosure after sickening disclosure of sexual abuse and assault, I want to provide the WHY to anyone here who is struggling with the natural instinct to question the victims. It’s the foundation of…

  • As mentioned in a previous post, in late summer 2017, and all throughout the fall, I began giving presentations to my coworkers, company wide, about The Language of Violence. For years, I dreamed of helping create a guide for our…

    PINNED POST:  SBJ Featured My Work on the Language of Violence
  • Sharing here three posts about my ‘cool, fun job’ and my volunteer work in the Atlanta community and beyond. That last part being the only reason I agree to do these sorts of things. First and foremost, I want other…

    Some Local Love for Your Girrrll
  • The fact I’ve finally sat down to compose a post on the months of sexual assault and harassment revelations we’ve read about signals the realization that telling myself “I’ll write ‘when things calm down and I have a clearer head’…