They say ignorance is bliss. Writing this, I wonder for a moment if primitive man ever had the endurance or daring to concern himself with any emotion that wasn’t more than an adrenaline-fueled reaction to drive his fight or flight reflex. Read more in my latest Huffington Post article, Tackling Shame: ‘Shame’s Primary Power Is to Make Us Afraid of Being Vulnerable.’ Part I.

What has changed in the 34 years since I was kidnapped in 1978, and held for a year? What has changed are the numbers. Approximately 800,000 children go missing or are kidnapped each in the United States. An estimated 52,000 are kidnapped by their parents. Read more in my new Huffington Post article, A Boy Named Dirty: A Kidnap Survivor Speaks Out.

Another Huffington Post article entitled “Life Lessons From a Kidnapping Survivor and the Reflective Healing Power of Writing: Smile, It’s Just Fear“.

I was recently given my first opportunity to contribute to the Huffington Post as an author. My first article, Toward the Within, was well received and I hope to continue contributing with other pieces. Continue reading →