Oct 17, 2017Take Your ‘#MeToo’ and Shove ItThe day I was raped was the first time I wore a jean skirt. OMG, I was so excited. Was that the case with you too? It was up against my green Firebird, just after eight o’clock. It was beginning to get dark. He pushed me against the car, whispered…Rape3 min readRape3 min read
Sep 28, 2017Here’s What A Tone-Deaf Christian Taught MeI love to hear people sing. I love to hear voices blended together, no matter how perfect or imperfect they are. I grew up singing in church. Many members of my family serve as ministers in the community. My grandmother’s late husband was one of them. …Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
Jul 21, 2017You Don’t Know What You’ve GotMy best friend killed herself, and I told myself my fight for suicide prevention had nothing to do with my grief. For nearly a year and a half, I researched every related topic, every keyword, every article and news link, every way suicide correlated with her life or mine. I…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
May 6, 2017How Being Abusive Helped Me Forgive My AbusersI used to carry enough anger for every victim of child abuse and then some until I discovered my anger kept me clinging to violence. When abuse happens inside the home, it’s difficult to escape your abuser even after you are grown. My sisters and I ran opposite directions. We…Abuse3 min readAbuse3 min read
Feb 14, 2017I Wish I Had Been Abused By Gender IdeologyThe American College of Pediatricians announced, “Gender Ideology Harms Children.” In fact, they labeled families who endorse it or have children who struggle with disorders that might embrace gender ideology as “abusive.” I’m not a scholar, and I certainly do not write for the American Psychological Association, but I have…Transgender3 min readTransgender3 min read
Feb 6, 2017How I Became A PreacherI have been given a lot of reasons not to like Christians. I wish I could say I know in my heart God is real and Jesus loves me, but no one really knows that for sure, and I am a very logical, practical, girl. I always have been. When…Christianity5 min readChristianity5 min read
Jan 26, 2017I know what it’s like to live suicidal.When it comes to my personality, you could compare it to “Bones” from FOX network’s hit forensic anthropology show. I’m logical, practical, and intelligent. I am not really capable of “shootin’ the shit.” I do not know how to have conversations like that! I don’t know how to make small…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Oct 6, 2016Dissociative Identity Disorder: I Think I’m MeIt took 15 years of avoidance, the view from the end of a very long rope, and one newborn baby, to make me face my Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and to realize most people who have DID do not act like the main character of the Showtime series United States…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Sep 23, 2016To The Suicidal TeenagerI was thirteen when the thought of suicide started haunting me. So, I want you to know, I’ve been there myself. We didn’t talk about suicide in my family even though, by the time I made my attempt, it had touched our lives more than once. That’s why I am…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Sep 15, 2016Seconds are the Little Things it Takes to Save LivesBefore the arrival of social media people in crisis turned to 911, or people they personally knew. Today we can reach out to strangers. But what happens when strangers become 911, and 911 isn’t updated to reflect the socially networked world? He was age seventeen, unabashedly unraveling on Facebook for…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
