Domestic Violence

  updated from 2/5/25 I exchanged emails with this mother, Carolyn Mosley, many years ago. I don’t think I will ever forget she and her daughter’s story. During a season …

“It is a peculiar cruelty to demand extraordinary proof from those who have endured ordinary injustice.” My pain does not require cross-examination to be real.My humanity is not pending approval. …

Sometimes I feel weak and weary. Like today, and yesterday, and the day before that. This work—this witnessing, this advocating, this holding the line—gets heavy. And yet, I am appreciative. …

There is this strange, deeply embedded belief that in order for a woman or girl to be considered a “good person” she must sacrifice her safety for men. Very much …

Financial abuse doesn’t always look like taking money. Sometimes it looks like refusing to carry your part—knowing the damage will fall on her and your children. Judge: ‘Mother’s grit’ led …

They tell women: “If it was bad enough, you would have left.” That sounds like truth. You don’t have to be fooled, though. It isn’t. Leaving is not just effort. …

He killed her. Murdered her. Left the broken pieces for their children to pick up for the rest of their lives. And people still asked about his mental health. No …

In our society we underestimate intuition in favor of logic. I like logic. I also like intuition and fact-based pattern recognition.   From Youtube summary: This animated summary explains how …

People direct public anger toward groups that may have hurt or failed them. That reaction is human. But it can stop the conversation at the surface. Because here’s the harder …

Let’s tell the truth today. The world loves powerful men. Even when they’re violent.Especially when they’re violent. It doesn’t matter if he’s a cop, a coach, a clergy member, a …