lessons from a life half lived
Today a second-grade teacher in Monongalia County, West Virginia, messaged me about a body safety education presentation in her classroom. What a thrill to hear how my newly-published children’s book, The Brave Knight, “performed” in a class-room setting! Here’s her “book-report.” Each year in West Virginia schools, a body safety education lesson is presented in all grades. In past years, the… Continue Reading…
Do you know what grooming is? In the skeevy, underbelly, predatory sense of the word? During body safety assemblies when I talk to school kids about grooming, I say, “I’m not talking about brushing your Golden Retriever’s fur.” To me, Grooming is the process by which a sexual predator gains the trust of a potential victim and sometimes their family. Here’s another… Continue Reading…
In my effort to gain more expertise in the area of child safety, I recently went through two trainings from the national organization, Darkness to Light. Darkness to Light is a non-profit committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse. The first training was the 30-minute program, “Protecting Children During a Crisis,” created with the Covid pandemic in mind…. Continue Reading…
For a while now—years, actually—I’ve had a sneaking suspicion that I’ve got a fungal overgrowth situation going on. You might, too. If your gut microbiome is out of whack, your symptoms may include: cravings for carbohydrates and sweets. And/or longstanding constipation or eczema. Recurring urinary tract or yeast infections. Itching of the ears, anus, or vaginal area. Inability to lose… Continue Reading…
