The Problem with "Women Talking"Sarah Polley’s Women Talking is a beautiful ensemble piece, in which women gather to discuss how to handle a violent crisis. The...
Your Accidental ActivistSomehow, I have become an activist. This was never my intent. All I ever planned was to write my memoir. I did not intend to be a public...
Happy To Be “Too Sensitive”My mother used to tell me, “You're too sensitive.” It was a repeated refrain, deployed when I cried too long or hurt too much. She said...
A Dose of Compassion, Doctor's OrdersI have been a patient and a doctor, on both sides of the bed. I have sat with injured people, processing their trauma. I have also been...