Finding Freedom in Choice When Life Slams You Up Against a Wall
You don't have to have cancer or be caregiving for someone who is going through it to have life slam you up against a wall. And it is rare to meet someone who hasn't been pushed to their limits in one or more areas of their life.
It's not always easy to admit you're reaching your breaking point but to avoid that conversation with yourself can be a ticket to disaster. Check out my blog today on Finding Freedom on getting real about making it through
Did Bruce Beresford-Redman kill his wife? Her sister thinks so.
TV producer Beresford-Redman was detained by Mexican police yesterday as the prime suspect in his wife's murder. Despite Bruce's story that he hadn't seen his wife since Monday morning, hotel guests reported that they heard the couple arguing in their room that night. Authorities also noticed scratches on Bruce's body...Apparently, the couple's marriage had been strained for months, ever since Monica discovered that Bruce was having an affair...
Domestic abuse advice: What to do when someone you love is in a violent relationship.
Every year, 1.3 million women are victims of domestic violence and one of them is my sister. While cases are severely underreported because of the fear and denial common in abusive relationships, the US Department of Justice estimates that 25 percent of women in the US are or will be a victim of domestic violence. Read one sister's story and find out what to do when someone you love is in a violent relationship.
Her rapist is dead, but new revelations about his life re-open a victim's wounds.
A woman confronts memories of being raped as a teen. "I just found out that my rapist is dead. Not only is he dead, but he ended up killing a lot of women. I always wondered if he would rape again, but I never thought he would graduate to murder."
Oprah isn't a domestic abuse victim; Kristen Rambler was. Her advice to Rihanna: LEAVE CHRIS BROWN!
Oprah isn't a domestic abuse victim; Kristen Rambler was. Her advice to Rihanna: LEAVE CHRIS BROWN! Forget the $50,000 forgiveness bracelet. Don't record the duet. GET OUT NOW! Rambler spent two years, beginning when she was 17 and a high school senior, desperately in love with her first boyfriend. But gradually the relationship turned increasingly violent. When Kristen saw Rihanna's beaten face, it was like looking in the mirror at what her own used to look like. Kristen, now 26, considers herself lucky to have survived that day. Rihanna—she wants you to hear her story and learn.
Who knows the meaning of eternal love better than the undead?
So what's with all the vampire love fangfare (sorry, couldn't resist), anyway? Well, for entertainment bigwigs, what better characters to invest in than those that never age? All My Children producers were ahead of the curve on this one when they hired Susan Lucci. As for the audience, we get love stories that involve temptation, restraint, eternal love and blood-sucking danger. It's almost like watching Survivor, except better.
