by Cathy Terranova | Jan 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Trafficking humans is a multi billion dollar industry. Most of the items we use or consume are in industries whose supply chains are riddled with cases of forced labor. From the minerals used to make cell phones to the kids knocking on your door to sell...
by Cathy Terranova | Sep 21, 2015 | Rethink Trauma, Uncategorized
This week I saw a video that was released on Lady Gaga’s VEVO channel by a group she is working in partnership with called The Hunting Ground. The video is in a larger sense connected to another group called It’s On Us. Lady Gaga performs a...
by Cathy Terranova | Aug 24, 2015 | Boundaries, Uncategorized
I once knew a lady who would say, “Don’t ask me how I am because I’ll tell you.” It’s a brave thing to tell people how we’re really feeling. I know with whom I can fake it, but there are some people in my life that when they...
by Cathy Terranova | Jul 15, 2015 | Rethink Trauma, Uncategorized
I think I’ve had all the kinds of hair a person can have. Red, brown, blonde, black. Curly, straight, wavy. Short, long, bald. My hair and I have been on a long journey. I grew up hating my hair. Then resenting my hair. Then, eventually, loving my hair and...
by Cathy Terranova | Jun 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
The topic du jour seems to have moved on to the Confederate Flag, the SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage, and whatever else we’re supposed to be angry about this week. But I haven’t had much else to be angry about since June 18th. My whole world stopped...
by Cathy Terranova | Jun 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Making friends is hard for anyone. Making new friends, for me, feels impossible sometimes. I know that lots of people feel the same. They get as nervous asking acquaintances out for coffee as they would if it was a date. Being in a new state has heightened these...
