Trauma and Neglect

The blog includes articles I have written over the last few years, as well as a weekly post where I share what’s on my mind, even if it’s an undeveloped idea that popped up when I was stirring a vat of cheese!

“Tengo:” About Gratitude: Alcoholics, Symptoms, Going Forward

Recently I had occasion to walk through the neighboring SF Mission District. For whatever reason, the mystery of memory, I found myself remembering a distant past I had not thought about in

Silent World of Sex: Mystery, Shame, Neglect

Perhaps the most inelegant step in the cheesemaking process is washing the eight-gallon (30-litre) pot. For those of you who haven’t seen me, I could probably bathe in it. Washing up is

Litter Mates: Sister Song, What’s Fair, Memories

This week’s blog is in memory of Barry Sterman, neurofeedback luminary, who sadly died on New Year’s Eve. Admittedly I am not too much of a movie person. I always say I

Good Grief: Pink, Mourning, Morning

When I was a sophomore in college, now it was almost half a century ago! Wow! I had a room-mate named Gayle. She just happened to come to mind today. We were

Mutable: Baggage, Neglect Lite, Roses Mutable:

I can’t believe I packed and carried a 5 kg/10 pound book and brought it with me on vacation. I who always strive for the feather light, easy to carry luggage. But

Silver and Gold: Time, 2023, Onward

I sometimes find myself with an image of an infant alone in the dark. I have no idea if it is imagination or primordial memory, or some kind of archetypal or

Just Another Day at the Office – Rain, Polarities, Peace

I have a very hard time putting the macro level of trauma and neglect out of my mind for long. As the poem says (and I am to be sure no poetry

Accounting: Restorative Justice, Reparation, Repair

Warning: this blog contains some graphic descriptions of violence, only right at the beginning should some readers prefer to skip over it. When I sat down to contemplate this week’s blog, my

Hangin’ Around the Inkwell: Loneliness, Holidays, New Traditions

In my busy rock and roll head, songs pop up constantly, often in reaction to something I hear or read. This is no surprise to people who know me, and who are

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