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Shameless Facebook Friday – Sex, Shame, Women and Religion with Christine Ruth (March 7, 2021)
Dr. Patti invites repeat guest, Christine Ruth, back for another rich discussion about sex and shame and in religion. Christine also offers much insight into the history of women in religion, a timely discussion as March is Women’s History month. She is an ordained minister…
My God is a Woman
Today marks the second anniversary of my dear friend Sue’s transition. As young stay-at-home moms in the 1980s, Sue and I met at The Mothers’ Center Group in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We found this program at a time when a large percentage of mothers were…
More Walk, Less Talk
It can be difficult to witness the people we love in emotional pain. Oftentimes we try to fix it. Make it better. Talk them out of it. What if we instead stopped talking, and starting walking through the pain with them? Emotions come up for…
Harry & Meghan: Greater Than Any Fairy Tale
Oprah Winfrey’s widely viewed interview last night with Meghan and Harry has me reflecting on a psychological assessment I was asked to write in February 2020 for a book scheduled to be released later that year regarding what was then being referred to as “Megxit.”…
The Art of Loving
Here we are again. Another Valentine’s Day. The time of the year when people think about who they love, who loves them, and whether or not they are lovable. Thinking about love today, I was reminded of the book The Art of Loving by Erich…