Graphic Novel: March by John Lewis

“We wanted to change America. Make it something different, something better.” The genre of the graphic novel is not usually associated with historical non-fiction. Most people are familiar with comic strips in the newspaper and comic book periodicals. The graphic novel delivers a stand-alone longer narrative in a form similar to the comic strip with …Read More

Double, double toil and trouble ~ Shakespeare

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the three witches predict the future with double meanings and duplicity. The clever predictions spur Macbeth towards heinous choices and into murderous actions. The famous incantation echoes, “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” We know that no good can come from listening to the witches, but Macbeth’s ambition …Read More

Telling the Difficult Story

“We know from the testimony of both victims and perpetrators that silence makes abuse possible.” ~Loren Neimi and Elizabeth Ellis, Inviting the Wolf In: Thinking About Difficult Stories We tell our difficult stories to make the world a better place. In therapy or therapeutic safe space, sharing our raw stories allows us to process emotions, …Read More