by SB Rawz | Nov 12, 2018 | Bigger Badder Life
The title of this post is the title of the keynote address I’m giving this very day during the annual meeting of The Council of Community Services. I thought it would be fun to share a seriously edited version of the talk with you today, parsed down to the bones.... by SB Rawz | Sep 17, 2018 | The Deep Dive
During a recent evening of errands, I suggested adding a bookstore to our stops. I had recently listened to Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates through the library’s app and, for all the reasons of access and putting my money where my heart is, I wanted... by SB Rawz | Sep 10, 2018 | Bigger Badder Life
A few days ago, a friend sent me an email in which she referenced last week’s post about getting a fresh look at someone who bullied me during my childhood. She said, “I’m always amazed at how your brain works, able to go back and see your way clear... by SB Rawz | Sep 3, 2018 | The Deep Dive
See, there was this tooth. A molar, actually, and whole bunch of pain. It’s a long story but the punch line was spending last Thursday with a dentist and then an endodontist and then an oral surgeon and finishing the day with one less molar. Hey presto –... by SB Rawz | Aug 19, 2018 | The Deep Dive
Back in June, I shared about a success I had in gremlin voice management – that is, in discerning the voices of irrational fear that express themselves, generally, through messages laced with meanness or even downright cruelty. By managing the voices, I was able...