Tag Archives: Fight or Flight

Precious: a study in trauma

I finally saw the film Precious, and it’s been sticking with me ever since.  If you don’t know this film, Precious is the story of an inner-city teenage girl who suffers horrific physical, sexual, and emotional abuse from the time … Continue reading

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Precious: a study in trauma

Restoring Sanity

Yesterday, October 30, was the day that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted “The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on the National Mall in Washington DC. Here in Seattle, we had our own Rally, and I attended. It was … Continue reading

Posted in Thoughts | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Restoring Sanity