Life IS a picnic for GLBT people and those who love them!

Life may not always feel like a picnic if you are GLBT, or love someone who is, however, this Sunday in honor of GLBT Pride month there IS a picnic – and it is a free event open to everyone. Sunday June 19, 2011 Twin Cities Pride is hosting the Pride Picnic. It is...

Families with Mental Illness: You are Not Alone

I had the opportunity to see the touring company of the Broadway musical Next to Normal last weekend. Next to Normal is about a family struggling with mental illness; the Mother has a diagnosis of Bipolar disorder with delusional episodes. While only one family member...

Making decisions today for the next 175 years.

“In our everyday deliberations we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next 7 generations.” Great Law of the 6 Nations of the Iroquois Yesterday I had the great privilege to hear Winona LaDuke, a Native American activist and environmentalist, speak. She...

6 Ways to Bully-Proof your Child

6 Ways to Bully – Proof your Child. The tides of acceptance of youth bullying are beginning to turn. Bullying is now receiving national attention as the outcomes are finally being researched and information and statistics are now being disseminated. For those...