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Jan 7, 2013 By elinwaldal 4 Comments

A protective wrap keeps the newspaper dry while it’s being delivered. But how do you keep it dry while it’s being read?”—John Dumas   When the news of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy broke on December 14, 2012, it shook us to the core and ever since I have attempted to absorb the enormity […]

Filed Under: Healing from Trauma Tagged With: Civility, Healing, manhood, Mass Shootings

His bags were packed, he was ready to go

Dec 22, 2010 By elinwaldal 2 Comments

You can learn a lot about a person by messing with their plans. Really. Try volunteering to take someone to the airport, insist that you will take responsibility for setting the alarm and waking them…and then experience how they respond when you wake them up five minutes before their plane is scheduled to depart and […]

Filed Under: On being a parent, Travel Tagged With: abuse recovery, expectations, manhood, travel, trigger

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