by Lisa Kohn | Jun 8, 2020 | Current Events, Recovery
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Audre Lorde Often when I tell people they need to take care of themselves – to up the self-care; to do what brings them joy and ease; to put themselves first,...
by Lisa Kohn | Jun 1, 2020 | Current Events
My older child came home last night…from Minneapolis. With stories of horror and anguish and also of beauty and hope and communities coming together and taking care of their own. My heart is aching for all of the suffering – for George Floyd and his family, for the...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 16, 2020 | Current Events
My posts generally aren’t prepared weeks (or even week) in advance, so I’m writing now in the midst of the craziness and rampant fear and unknown… Trying to figure out what to think, feel, know, believe, and perhaps especially, do. Trying to find calm and peace to...
by Lisa Kohn | Jul 16, 2018 | Current Events
A dear friend emailed me the other day, asking for help. She, like many people, finds these times troubling. “How does one manage one’s outrage and feelings of helplessness when we watch what’s going on in this country?” she asked. Her father is a Holocaust...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 5, 2018 | Current Events
Last week hundreds of couples toting (I believe unarmed) AR-15 rifles attended a “Blessing” – a ceremony sanctifying marriages – in Newfoundland, PA. This ceremony was conducted by an offshoot of the Unification Church – the Sanctuary Church – that is led by one of...
by Lisa Kohn | Jan 30, 2017 | Current Events
Truth be told, I’ve never been proud to be American. I’ve traveled enough to know how privileged we are, and how much we take for granted about our rights and our expected standard of living. I’ve also traveled enough to feel a bit of “American shame” at the way we –...
