5/24/2023 0 Comments Pete walker therapist![]() ![]() Pete's FIRST BOOK, "The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness Out of Blame", has been acclaimed by many therapists and clients as a powerful, compassionate and pragmatic tool for guiding recovery. It is written in the spirit of singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile's verse: "You can dance in a hurricane, but only if you're dancing in the eye". Many have also said that it greatly reduced their sense of shame and gave them hope and motivation for the journey of recovering. It is a memoir written in narrative, easy-to-read narrative, that is rich, poignant, funny and full of self-disclosive anecdotes that are sure to help other survivors in their recovery. ![]() "Homesteading" illustrates the processes of recovering with examples from the author's own recovery process. Pete's NEWEST BOOK, "Homesteading in the Calm Eye of the Storm: A Therapist Navigates His OWN CPTSD", is a sequel to his best-selling book "Complex PTSD", which is described below. Pete specializes in helping adults who were traumatized in childhood, especially those whose repeated exposure to abuse and/or neglect left them with the symptoms of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He has been working as a counselor, lecturer, writer and group leader for forty years, and as a trainer, supervisor and consultant of other therapists for 40 years. Pete Walker, M.A., LMFT has a private practice in Berkeley, California. ![]()
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5/24/2023 0 Comments Panic Girls by Austin Star![]() ![]() In one account, the Kellers were said to have stolen a baby gorilla from a park and Frances cut off one of its fingers. ![]() ![]() The Kellers were also said to have decapitated and chopped up a baby, put the remains in a swimming pool and made the children jump in. In an appeal filed on behalf of Fran Keller earlier this year, her lawyer, Keith Hampton, also argued that the state presented misleading evidence about the cemetery, relied on a false witness confession and the testimony of a "quack" satanic abuse "expert", and that suggestive interview techniques had encouraged the children to make "fantastical false statements".Īccording to police reports and trial records, the children said that Dan Keller killed his dog and made children cut it up and eat it, "baptised" kids with blood and disembowelled pets, forcing children to drink the blood. Mouw signed an affidavit last January in which he affirms that he now realises his inexperience led him to a conclusion that "is not scientifically or medically valid, and that I was mistaken." The only physical evidence against the Kellers was the testimony of Dr Michael Mouw, who examined the girl in the emergency room of a local hospital after the therapy session and said he found tears in her hymen that potentially indicated that she was molested. V4AWwACczo- Ashley Goudeau DecemA modern-day Texas witch-hunt ![]() Dan and Fran #Keller embrace for the first time in 21 years after their release from prison. ![]() ![]() so that is not lost: good job on that, Strickland. these are no fun, delight-filled magical adventures they are the stories of growing up slowly, a day at a time, with magic acting less as a wondrous gateway to adventure and more as a foreboding sign that there is actual malice and evil in the world. he is able to attain the resolutely realistic, prosaic tone combined with a genuinely creepy creepiness that made the earlier three books a unique delight for me as a kid. John Bellairs died in 1991 he wrote the first three novels of the series, the rest of which were completed by Brad Strickland from Bellairs' notes. this was by no means a bad experience, and as a children's adventure, it is fine.but for me, i have to admit that the magic has faded a bit. Zimmerman are transported back to rural Pennsylvania Dutch country, 1828, and must solve various issues involving both white and black magic. this is the second solo adventure for Rose in this one, she and wizened old witch Mrs. ![]() This is Number 4 in the Lewis Barnavelt series, featuring angsty, geeky youngster Lewis and his tomboy best friend Rose Rita. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments The southern reach![]() “This deployment to the border is consistent with other forms of military support to DHS over many years.” President Biden will send 1,500 US soldiers to the southern border. ![]() “Military personnel will not directly participate in law enforcement activities,” Ryder said. ![]() The active-duty units will focus on logistical duties rather than enforcement, leaving Border Patrol to devote their resources to stemming the coming tide of tens of thousands of illegal border-crossers. The Department of Homeland Security requested the Pentagon’s assistance to get ahead of an expected surge of migrants when Title 42 expires on May 11. “For 90 days, this 1,500 military personnel will fill critical capability gaps, such as ground-based detection and monitoring, data entry, and warehouse support, until can address these needs through contracted support,” said Pentagon spokesman Brig. Yuma mayor urges ‘calm’ as feds release 300 unprocessed migrantsīiden’s border madness: Letters to the Editor - May 13, 2023ĭefense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday agreed to send 1,500 US soldiers to the Mexico border at the Biden administration’s request - though only to perform administrative tasks with Title 42 set to end next week. ![]() Top Republican calls for Mayorkas impeachment after end of Title 42 Migrants from over 100 countries have crossed into Mexico ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Burn the Binary! - Selected Writings on the Politics of Trans... by Riki Anne Wilchins![]() ![]() ![]() Cultural models of binary male-female hold sway in both data sources, but by looking past this apparent dissonance during analysis it becomes clear that the classroom participants stop orienting to the binary. This study explores a case study from New Zealand, deploying discourse analysis to examine two sources of data: recordings in a secondary school sexuality education classroom and published government documents. Intersex people, born with bodies that are not classifiable under a binary male/female construct, are increasingly embracing intersex identities, but intelligibility in society can be difficult to realize because cultural models and language serve to render their bodies unintelligible. ![]() Although genitalia only make up a tiny portion of the human body’s surface area, their shape and appearance have great consequence for life trajectories and the ways in which bodies and people are understood. ![]() 5/24/2023 0 Comments Twins by varian johnson summary![]() ![]() ![]() Johnson dismisses the notion that banning a book is a badge of honor for an author, something that might boost sales, which says happens “a very, very, very small percentage of the time.” More often, he said, removals go unknown, or become “a soft ban” that takes a book out of circulation. ![]() Two of his other books, My Life as a Rhombus and What Were the Negro Leagues? were each banned once. Johnson’s middle-grade novel The Parker Inheritance, a puzzle mystery that touches on the legacy of racism, was banned twice in the 2021-2022 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of Banned Books. “I like to say, if my ancestors can live in the experience, your ancestors can read about it, at the least,” he told PEN America. Varian Johnson has a hard time understanding why books about segregation or the effects of racism are troubling for some people. 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments An earl like you the wagers of sin![]() ![]() The Regalia, Bible, Paten, and Chalice are placed upon the AltarĪll remain standing. Their Majesties The King and The Queen move through the body of the Church to the Chairs of Estate in the Theatre of Coronation All stand Procession of the King and Queen ![]() Their Majesties The King and The Queen arrive at the West Gate. Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales arrive at the Great West Door and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern. Members of foreign Royal Families arrive at the Great West Door and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern. The service is conducted by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan Processions ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Brené brown's daring greatly![]() The Crazy School gives us the quirky, cynical Madeline Dare and her impressions as a new teacher in the dangerous and unusual Santangelo Academy. And as she tries to make sense of what happened and how to protect herself and her students, we get drawn into the mysteries and secrets going on in The Crazy School. When sudden violence erupts on campus, Madeline finds herself right in the middle of it. ![]() While this doesn't endear her to everyone, it does make her a sympathetic and teacher and an interesting lead character. Madeline responds to the demands and requirements with humor, cynicism, and good sense. Everyone on campus, teachers and students alike, must submit to the founder's bizarre therapeutic treatments and regimen. ![]() The school is notoriously expensive and experimental and set in gorgeous grounds in the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts. After an irregular childhood and traumatic personal event, Madeline Dare accepts a post at Santangelo Academy, a boarding school for disturbed teenagers. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Rush Me by Allison Parr![]() ![]() Over pancake brunches, charity galas, and Alexander the Great, Rachael realizes all the judgments she'd made about Ryan are wrong. But when Ryan's rookie teammate attaches himself to Rachael, she ends up cohosting Friday-night dinners for half a dozen football players. While most girls would be thrilled to meet the attractive young millionaire, Rachael would rather spend time with books than at sporting events, and she has more important things to worry about than romance-like her parents pressuring her to leave her unpaid publishing internship for law school. When post-grad Rachael Hamilton accidentally gate-crashes a pro-athlete party, she ends up face-to-face with Ryan Carter, the NFL's most beloved quarterback. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments The Iron Man by Ted Hughes![]() Hughes also translated works from Classical authors, including Ovid and Aeschylus. Named executor of Plath’s literary estate, he edited several volumes of her work. ![]() With Seamus Heaney, he edited the popular anthologies The Rattle Bag (1982) and The School Bag (1997). By contrast, Hughes marshaled a language of nearly Shakespearean resonance to explore themes which were mythic and elemental.” Hughes’s long career included unprecedented best-selling volumes such as Lupercal (1960), Crow (1970), Selected Poems 1957-1981 (1982), and The Birthday Letters (1998), as well as many beloved children’s books, including The Iron Man (1968). The stereotypical poem of the time was determined not to risk too much: politely domestic in its subject matter, understated and mildly ironic in style. ![]() Shaw, “Hughes’s poetry signaled a dramatic departure from the prevailing modes of the period. Auden, and Stephen Spender, The Hawk in the Rain (1957) secured Hughes’s reputation as a poet of international stature. Awarded first prize by judges Marianne Moore, W.H. In 1956 he met and married the American poet Sylvia Plath, who encouraged him to submit his manuscript to a first book contest run by The Poetry Center. ![]() After serving as in the Royal Air Force, Hughes attended Cambridge, where he studied archeology and anthropology, taking a special interest in myths and legends. One of the giants of 20th century British poetry, Ted Hughes was born in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire in 1930. ![]() |