Tag: mental-health

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    I taught the novel Dangerous Liaisons for many years with great success, and I watched the movie version with my undergrads in class.  In their final essays, they told me, in ingenious ways, why the book’s topic, cruelty, had to be well written with care, and how setting the novel in a different time period worked…

  • THE BIG HOT POTATO: OPIOIDS

    THE BIG HOT POTATO: OPIOIDS

    I had oral surgery many years ago by an excellent crack squad army of professional surgeons.  The lead doctor, a first-generation American-born citizen, was very proud of his family of immigrants who moved to Raleigh many years ago.  Perhaps you have been in this situation: the point, before the surgery, when the doctor explains how…

  • GIVE PEACE A CHANCE: NON-VIOLENT ENGAGEMENT 101

    GIVE PEACE A CHANCE: NON-VIOLENT ENGAGEMENT 101

    When in public, in-person, or Zooming, my husband and I practice non-violent engagement. Peaceful withdrawl from an agressive person or group takes practice, practice, practice. When in-person or while visiting on the phone or during a Zoom group with close friends, we can let our guard down a bit, however, it will always be part…