Note: This month’s blog is being guest written by my husband, Larry, who is President of Your Finest Hour Leadership Programs. He was a career naval officer, private school administrator and teacher, and for the last seventeen years
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Not too long ago, I had a dream in which I was preparing to speak to a group about my novel, The Witness. While I was gathering my papers, an argument broke out between
Jennifer Jeffries, the protagonist in The Witness, was the victim of a brutal attack during a visit to London. Her physical injuries healed slowly, but the emotional damage she suffered was even more difficult and enduring.
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According to Sir James Barrie, author of Peter Pan, “God gave us memory that we might have roses in December.” He viewed memory as a gift, something meant to
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My novel, The Witness, is so named because a young American tourist, Jennifer Jeffries, is the victim of
According to dictionaries, gestation refers to the growth of a baby inside a mother—or the growth of an idea—over a period of time.
In The Witness, Jennifer Jeffries feels an overwhelming anxiety about testifying against the man who attacked her. She barely escaped with her life; how can she
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Most people would agree that trauma is life-changing, but that statement allows for either positive or negative interpretation. When a traumatized individual decides
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“Trauma doesn’t disappear quickly. It is imprinted on the brain and reflected in the body. Trauma has a long life.” Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) manifests itself in
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As the readers of The Witness know, London Metropolitan Police Constable Brian Davies was an accomplished cook, or as they say in the UK, a “dab hand in the kitchen.” Late in 1998 he was assigned to a witness protection team tasked to
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