Copy of an open letter to Eve Ensler following the Democracy Now interview about her new book, “The Apology”.

Dear Eve,Your recent interview with Juan González and Amy Goodman on Democracy Now moved me to tears and then it inspired this response. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: The Apology. That’s the...

by Philip Be'er

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A Trauma-Informed Perspective on Spanking

Using a Trauma-Informed ‘lens’ we can see quite clearly that the real reason behind most parents’ perceived-need to spank their children has little nothing...

by Philip Be'er

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The Place where Addiction, Recovery and Love Meet

Author of “Learning to Love – Your Guide to Personal Empowerment“, Philip Be’er, was interviewed on Vancouver Co-op Radio’s Talk Recovery program by Darren Galer and Frances...

by Philip Be'er

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Traumatic Memories Erased

This was initially a response to a post in a C-PTSD (Complex-PTSD) group: It’s simplest for me to write this in first person to speak from both the perspective of someone who...

by Philip Be'er

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It Only Takes About Three years for a Community to Immunise Itself against Gun Violence

As information becomes available about the shooter who killed 17 people at the Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, I’ve been listening out for clues that could reveal...

by Philip Be'er

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