Reblogged from National Domestic Violence Survivor Law Project: The story of my past experiences with domestic violence and how I have moved forward throughout the years to provide advocacy to others. Being a survivor from domestic violence can mean many things to many different people. Here is my story, and my journey after that in [...]
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Notes from the Field: Getting Ready to Respond to the Madagascar Cyclone
Posted in Advocacy, Advocacy Reports, humanity on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Madagascar Cyclone: “Getting ready to respond” Posted by: Daniel Fava at 10:16AM EST on February 16, 2012 John Uniack Davis, Country Director CARE Madagascar February 15, 2012 � Impact of previous cyclones in Madagascar, such as wind damage. Picture taken by� by Katia Rakotobe– Location : Mananara (North East) “On Wednesday morning, CARE sent a [...]
Tell Somebody Campaign
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, DV Warrior, Health, Healthy Living, humanity, Law & Legislation, News, Our Heroes, Relationships, Society, Survivors, Victimology, Violence, tagged Glamour Magazine, National Domestic Violence Hotline, Tell Somebody Campaign on July 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Domestic Violence is no joke. Glamour and the National Domestic Violence Hotline are working on a campaign called, “Tell Somebody Campaign”. Click on the video below to learn more about what you can do to help stop domestic violence in your area. http://www.glamour.com/tell-somebody/video/2011/05/tell-somebody-help-put-an-end-to-relationship-violence #DVWarrior
Lymphedema Fashion Scarf
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creativity, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Lymphedema, Society, Survivors on July 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
As one that has Lymphedema in the legs since 2004, I just love it when folks can come up with creative solutions to the fashion of having to wear unslightly compression garments, which always lead to questions of “What did you do to your leg/arm?” ”Is it going to go away?” ”Is it just water [...]
Compassion Fatigue
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, DV Warrior, Education, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Keeping in Touch, Love, Positivism, Procrastination, Relationships, Self Help Sites, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Survivors, Volunteering on July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue Some of the tell tale signs of compassion fatigue are listed below. Lack of enjoyment in day to day activities Not deriving any joy from things that used to excite the person earlier Difficulty in concentrating in any task Feelings of anxiety and perpetual fear Feelings of irritability triggered by trivial [...]
So how do you get empathy, anyway?
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Beyond Words Live, Business Ethics, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, DV Warrior, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Love, Positivism, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Volunteering on July 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Empathy can be literally defined as: em·pa·thy [ émpəthee ] understanding of another’s feelings:the ability to identify with and understand somebody else’s feelings or difficulties attribution of feelings to an object:the transfer of somebody’s own feelings and emotions to an object such as a painting [ Early 20th century. < Greek empatheia "affection, passion" ] Ashoka Fellow Molly Barker, Founder of Girls [...]
Personal Fundraising Page for Kathryn Benefiting the Lymphatic Research of the Lymphatic Research Foundation!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Advocacy Reports, Beyond Words Live, Economic Recession, Education, Fund Raising, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, humanity, Insurance Reform, Keeping in Touch, Lymphedema, News, Our Heroes, Relationships, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Storytelling, Survivors, Volunteering on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kathryn’s Story Please join me in the fundraising effort for this organization, the Lymphatic Research Foundation who strives to find a cure for Lymphedema. In 2004, when a suburban hit me in an intersection and spun me around, my knees hit the steering wheel hard. At the time, I didn’t have medical insurance; just the [...]
And, speaking of childhood trauma…
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Advocacy Reports, Childhood Trauma, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, humanity, Language Growth, Law & Legislation, Mental Illness, Parenting, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Survivors, Violence, Volunteering on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides a great fact sheet resource to Domestic Violence and Children: Questions and Answers for Domestic Violence Project Advocates, answering such questions as: How do children react to domestic violence? What are some typical short-term responses? What about children’s responses in the long term? What are the factors that [...]
Makers of Memories
Posted in Accountability, Advocacy, Advocacy Reports, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, DV Warrior, Education, Fund Raising, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Language Growth, Law & Legislation, Mental Illness, Parenting, Positivism, predator safety, Relationships, Research, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Suicide, Survivors, Trainings & Conferences, Violence, Youth on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Domestic violence cases seem to prevail in spite of all the efforts of the advocates across the United States and throughout the world; however, that doesn’t stop the advocates from continuing to try. One focus has turned its head towards the affects upon childhood trauma. One such foundation taking this focus in their hands is [...]
Sherwood Forest Faire – Medieval Renaissance Park in Lost Pines between Austin and Houston.
Posted in Art, Austintatious, Contests, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Education, Entertainment, Holiday Celebrations, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Relationships, Society, Texas, Texas History, Texas Music, Thrill Seeking, Travel, Travels, Volunteering on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The inaugual event is going to be about 35 miles west of Austin, off of Hwy 290 in the McDade area, from September 24-25, 2011. More events also planned from February 11th – April 1st, 2012. This should all be very interesting place to explore. The hard economic times certainly lend itself to a need [...]
Crime victims’ rights discussed at police clinic – Pasadena Star-News
Posted in Accountability, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, DV Warrior, Human Relations, humanity, Law & Legislation, Security, Society, Survivors, Trainings & Conferences, Victimology, Violence on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Marsys’ Law created as a result, in California, when a woman was lured back to her ex-boyfriend who claimed wanted to get back with her and make up but in actuality had a shotgun ready to kill her when she entered his home. This event was a great opportunity to learn more. PASADENA – [...]
10 Shocking domestic violence statistics for 2011
Posted in Accountability, Advocacy, Childhood Trauma, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, DV Warrior, Education, Healthy Living, humanity, Law & Legislation, Parenting, Relationships, Society, Survivors, Victimology, Violence on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently attended a child custody inservice presented by Barry Goldstein and Dr. Mo Hanna (who, incidently co-authored the book called Domestic Violence Abuse and Child Custody). Dr. Hanna also speaks to childhood trauma in her part of the presentation. The statistics presented in this video by Makers of Memories foundation are, indeed pretty staggering and [...]
Dream For A Cure…
Posted in Advocacy, Advocacy Reports, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, How to, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Lymphedema, Parenting, Positivism, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Survivors, Volunteering, tagged Lymphedema Awareness, Lymphedema Care, Lymphedema Caregiving on June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Being a lymphedema patient myself, and having a wonderfully doting and caring boyfriend who acts as my daily caregiver, I can appreciate reading this lymphedema patient’s daughter’s point of view as a caretaker. I love the title of the blog as well — DREAM FOR A CURE… This is definitely a common [...]
Personal Fundraising Page for Kathryn Benefiting the Lymphatic Research of the Lymphatic Research Foundation!
Posted in Accountability, Advocacy, Cancer, Finance, Fund Raising, Health, Health Forums, Healthy Living, humanity, Lymphedema, Research, Volunteering, tagged Lymphedema Cure, Lymphedema Fundraising, Lymphedema Research, Lymphedema Walks, My Lymphedema Story on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In 2004, when a suburban hit me in an intersection and spun me around, my knees hit the steering wheel hard. At the time, I didn’t have medical insurance; just the PIP insurance with your normal coverage of auto insurance policy. When it was discovered a month after the accident that my swelling in my [...]
TEXT TO TELL PROGRAM
Posted in Advocacy, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Fund Raising, humanity, Love, Positivism, Society, Survivors, Victimology, Violence, tagged Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Fund Raising, Glamour, NDVH, Survivor Support, Text to Tell Program, Victim Support on June 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Information to be passed around and acted upon: Glamour Launches “Tell Somebody” Relationship Violence Awareness Campaign In Honor of Yeardley Love Today is the one year anniversary of the death of UVA student Yeardley Love. (Note our blogpost about Yeardley Love’s death and what to say to someone you care about here.) To honor the [...]
A Creative Way to Raise a Legal Fees Owed by a Victim
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Cartoon, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Fund Raising, humanity, News, Positivism, Relationships, Society, Violence, Volunteering, tagged Court System, Domestic Violence, Fund Raising, Revictimization, Victim Support on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just happened upon this today. You’ll just need to read the article to understand the full scope: Reposted article for quick viewing here: In case you hadn’t heard the latest news to make you doubt the basic humanity of the people around you, several years ago a 16-year-old cheerleader from Silsbee High School in Texas [...]
The “Myth” of Domestic Violence Being Worse on Superbowl Sunday
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, News, Our Heroes, Relationships, Society, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, tagged dispelling, domestic, myth, Sunday, Superbowl, Violence on February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OMG, just read a blog posting that an author stated that, “There is an oft-repeated, but false, myth that Super Bowl Sunday is the worst day for violence against women.” Of course, the author then adds, “Would that it were that easy. Domestic violence doesn’t care what day it is. It is an every day [...]
I wish you enough….
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Customer Service, Great Quotes, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Keeping in Touch, Love, Mission Work, National Day of Prayer, Our Heroes, Parenting, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Storytelling, Well said!, tagged blessing, enough, gratefulness, I, thankfulness, wish, you on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just something inspirational to share with you today: “I Wish You Enough Recently, I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at a regional airport. They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She in turn said, [...]
Do you ever feel like you have one of these days???? :)
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Cartoon, Creativity, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Our Heroes, Positivism, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Violence, Well said!, tagged Advocacy, against, focus, help, me, the, world, you on January 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Victim Advocacy
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Criminal Justice, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Love, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Well said!, tagged Advocacy, bereavement, Blessings, death, life, victim on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Life isn’t perfect — it never really is. A man lost his wife tonight who he had been married to for 14 years, dated for 10, and known each other as children growing up. I have been on many victim bereavement calls after the death of a person. They all take you back in a [...]
Scarlet Letter?
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Career, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Elderly, Health, Healthy Living, How to, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Love, Relationships, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said!, tagged ambition, appearance, clothes, goal, gootah, hope, looking, looks, Love, man, marriage, relationship, right, sexy on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I awakened at my Alzhiemer’s client’s home to find that she is distraught over her cat. She threw her cat out the door after the cat appearing to have changed colors (say what?). She said that the cat turned pink. After seeing the cat last night myself and wondering if the cat were pregnant [...]
No joy stolen today!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Creative Ideas, Creativity, De-Cluttering, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Trainings & Conferences, Victimology, Well said!, tagged Advocacy, bump, Career, focus, joy, plans, steal, stolen on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just had a bump in some plans… lol. While I didn’t get the FT position that I was vying for, I did get a raise finally that I really should have received back in October. I am just thankful that I did get that much good news today. Just took of the 9th quote for [...]
No Stealing the Joy!!
Posted in A Way With Words, Advocacy, Career, Counseling, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Domestic Violence, Elderly, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Job Search, Job/Careers Search, Positivism, Prayer, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, tagged joy, no, stealing on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first morning that I have felt half way awake since I woke up on Saturday afternoon b/c I then left Saturday night to work a shift from 6pm Saturday night until 2pm Sunday with an Alzhiemers client. When I arrived her, there was a new shift person that was there for the [...]
I believe — do you???
Posted in A Way With Words, Babies, Being famous, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Entertainment, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Just for fun!, Keeping in Touch, Love, Recycling, Relationships, Self Marketing, Self Promotion, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Well said!, tagged are, background, become, believe, circumstances, form, I, responsible, we, who on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remaining Positive?
Posted in A Way With Words, Accountability, Advocacy, Blogging, Business Ethics, Career, Creative Ideas, Creativity, Elderly, Health, Healthy Living, Human Relations, humanity, Humor & Laughter, Job/Careers Search, Love, Mental Illness, Positivism, Procrastination, Relationships, Society, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Victimology, Volunteering, Well said!, Writing, tagged abandon, achievements, Advocacy, advocate, care, discouragement, dreams, Elderly, encouragement, expectations, life, pay, positive, remaining, values on January 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Actually written 1/2/08:) I saw a bumper sticker the other day and was puzzled slightly by what it said — “Those who abandon their dreams, will discourage others.” Although I wrote it on my hand, and later on in my datebook journal I received as a Christmas gift, it just didn’t make sense to me [...]
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