Kiera Van Gelder and Amanda Wang, speakers at the National Alliance for Mentally Ill Convention. They spoke on the “Courageous Women in Recovery” panel. A few months ago, I wrote about Amanda Wang’s courageous and brilliant project The Fight Within Us, a documentary she is producing to raise awareness about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a [...]
Kiera Van Gelder and Amanda Wang, speakers at the National Alliance for Mentally Ill Convention. They spoke on the “Courageous Women in Recovery” panel. A few months ago, I wrote about Amanda Wang’s courageous and brilliant project The Fight Within Us, a documentary she is producing to raise awareness about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a [...]
Robert Plant, Photo Credit Rounder Records I read a fantastic interview with Led Zeppelin member Robert Plant, conducted by Larry Rogers in the Arizona Republic on July 16. The full interview is here. Plant, who is coming to Arizona to play with Patty Griffin in advance of a new album dropping in September, described his [...]
First Lift Off crew, Phoenix, Arizona, February, 2010. Photo by the wonderful Ivan Martinez, another Lift Off #1 Alumnus. We have a more serious picture, but who wants to see that? “Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead [...]
I cleared my throat to try to get their attention. But with the jackhammer pounding outside the room where I was speaking and someone constantly opening the door, I wasn’t making any progress. A small group in front of me appeared slightly interested in what I was saying, but others had left the room entirely, [...]
In March of this year, I had the great privilege of attending and speaking at Andrea J. Lee’s event The Wealthy Thought Leader in Vancouver, Canada. My topic is Who do you think you are? It is about leadership, authority and backbone. I hope you enjoy it! Who do you think you are? from Pamela [...]
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