"Life can humble you in a way that also empowers and enriches you."  A Woman with Wings. The following lovely passage is from one of my writing students, who continues her fight with breast cancer.  The assignment that day was to remember o...

I recently taught a class on Leadership to 20 some domestic violence survivors who are a part of the SAC, Survivors' Art Circle at A Window between Worlds.  The class was entitled, The Wounded Healer Heals.  All of us have experienced pain ...

As some of you know, I teach creativity to domestic violence survivors, women in crisis, domestic violence shelter leaders and cancer patients.  What I hear time and time again from people in these groups is: "I AM SAYING YES TO LIFE!" "I can lo...

“It takes time to heal.  You have to concentrate every day on the healing process.”

Dominique Romero, Breast Cancer Survivor, Artist, Builder

I recently interviewed a remarkable young woman, Dominique, who survived a very aggressive form of breast cancer. She has used her creative spirit and her art to transform her journey with cancer into a journey of LIFE.