I had the opportunity to see one of my friend's children sing during a holiday concert this week. This program was part of a larger community tree lighting ceremony. As a result, there was a wealth of middle school bands, high school dance teams and choirs participating ( Read more... )

I had lunch today with a friend of mine who started to self-injure five years ago. Discussing self-injury with her is always interesting, because as someone who has injured for so much of my life, to interact with someone who is a "newbie" provides an interesting counter viewpoint. Some of our issues are the same: abuse, perfectionism, pressure to ( Read more... )