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News and Empathy

Nov 25, 2014 By elinwaldal 14 Comments

When I began to write this morning the sun had just begun to paint her first stroke of orange and pink across the sky. In all her majesty she sent out […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Bill Cosby, Rape, Rape Culture, Sexual Assault, UVA

Three Years Later — Where do we go from here?

Nov 19, 2014 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

Three years ago my daughter, Chandler, wrote a poem for her 8th grade English class. Now–here we are–three years later. And I find myself shaking my head because not only has nothing […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Domestic Violence, Women's Equality, Women's Rights

A Story of Rescue

Nov 11, 2014 By elinwaldal 7 Comments

In 2009, The New York Times, featured a collection of interviews, in each the subjects story was paired with photographs–all lovely vignettes of the individuals New York life–the Times called it, One IN […]

Filed Under: Healing from Trauma, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Abandoned Animals, Animals, Love, One IN 8 MILLION NYT, Rescue

The Domestic Violence Blame Game

Sep 21, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 24 Comments

Domestic violence is on a lot of people’s minds. In the past two weeks there has been no shortage of dialogue riddled with the, who did what to whom, whose fault […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness Tagged With: Domestic Violence Awareness, NFL, Ray Rice, Tornado Warning-Memoir

Attitude: Perspective Day 16

Feb 16, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 8 Comments

Noelle Pikus-Pace. Wow. Just wow. In the note she wrote to herself that read: “This is it. Don’t get scared now.” followed by a smiley face, Noelle Pikus-Pace set the […]

Filed Under: Healing from Trauma, Marriage, Memories Tagged With: Grief, Healing, Love, Noelle Pikus-Place, Olympics

Garden Refuge

Nov 8, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 24 Comments

There are images I lean on as if they were a cane when life and schedules seek to untether me from the essence of who I am. In those moments, […]

Filed Under: Gardening, Healing from Trauma, NaBloPoMo13 Tagged With: Gardening, Healing, Letting go, NaBloPoMo13

No More Excuses

Sep 25, 2013 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

NO MORE is a new unifying symbol designed to galvanize greater awareness and action to end domestic violence and sexual assault.  Supported by major organizations working to address these urgent […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, On being a parent Tagged With: Domestic Violence Awareness, Elin Stebbins Waldal, NO MORE ORG, Sexual Assault Prevention

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