by Laurie | May 21, 2018 | Blog, Child's Experiences, Healing, Trauma Recovery
I’m part of a spiritual program that’s helps me abstain from destructive substances because “There Be Dragons” waiting off the edge of that map, and that dragon already ate my entire family, so I’m pretty sure he’s licking his chops...
by Laurie | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog, Child's Experiences, Education, Sexual Abuse
She’s lovely, innocent, and deserves to enjoy a developmentally appropriate holiday free of unwanted touch, and yet that human right is often undermined by “socially accepted” norms. In an article about brainwashing, the writer Julia Layton...
by Laurie | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog, Child's Experiences, Education, Public School, Uncategorized
In one of my first posts of the school year, I discussed how we as educators each find our tipping point for intolerable acts regarding children. At the end of the article I described the tensions of being mixed-race during the start of school integration, and a...
by Laurie | Oct 20, 2017 | Abused Children, Blog, Child's Experiences, Education, Trauma Recovery
If you’re a woman you’ve, probably had your Harvey Weinstein moment, and you probably didn’t report your abuser. I get it. After my attempt to garner help from a perp-supporting yard teacher failed miserably, I gave up believing at seven years old...
by Laurie | Oct 20, 2017 | Events
Date: Sunday October 29 Time: 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm Sports Basement 2727 Milvia St. Berkeley A reading from Laurie Panther’s memoir: true stories Interspersed with a discussion of trauma research and recovery. RSVP for this event on...
