Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Monday, 2 February 2026
Legacy, Resilience and mental Health in Todays America (notes) Little Rock
When I attended the three day webinar at the end of the year, I was pleasantly surprised to see a panel stage, of the following speakers, reminding me of an important historical event. I took notes and this is my best for you. I was so in awe!
Dr Milba Beals was born in 1941, a time when black people didn’t matter. All consider the historical record to carry and without it we perish.
Mrs Brown - Trickey : She went into Social Work as a profession. When she was 15 & 16, experiences helped her with other people.
National Guard and crowd. She looked at a mob and felt she would not lose her intelligence and humanity.
Mrs Green, feels she has has helped the voices of people of colour, all over the world.
Mrs Brown - “if I didn’t do it, who will?” Experiences at Central High gave her the experiences for that. Part of her strategy was looking at the participants of the mob. “We each had our resources to survive.” Didn’t tell parents very much. “I don’t know what the other eight did but I would go home and my parents would ask how did the day go -tell my parents fine.” “What are kids talking about that they are not sharing?”
Dr Roberts - Resilience: “You may have opportunity to grow.
Mrs Green (sp) “ We have success with problem. “We stood as a group. We supported each other.”
Hats off to the parents.
Story of Courage - Mrs Colotta (sp) - Hers was to go to college (thinks she had PTSD). For 2 1/2 years so much happened. Professors and counsellors were not available to her. Dreams of being a doctor vanished. For thirty years she did not speak of her time at Little Rock. Writing my book, My Journey to Little Rock really helped.
Betsy - “Felt like a misfit.” She has a record of being arrested for advocacy. She didn’t have a book. Had no understanding of mental health. Lived with two psychiatrists and tried to make change. Still does but in a different way. That is, she works at her mental health.
Mr Green grew up with a family of school teachers.
- Mrs Melba Brooks - “One important balance during that year and beyond has been air our contact and trust with each other. And the times that we have gotten together has been extraordinary.”
“Our parents had our backs. The community of the coloured and I had the opportunities. May 1957, the King came to our graduation.
Trickeny: “We were 14 and 15 years old. Now 84, we talk about it being an American story but it was a world story.
Question: “ How did you manage to stay together - after 30 year anniversary at Little Rock.
“We went through a lot in 1957. After 30 th anniversary- a continuous. 68 years later and we’re still talking about it -“a life sentence”.
Melba Beans: “We all met with Dr King, whereby he listened patiently and composed us by advising we were doing this for years yet unborn.” “I believe we were attached because we could not talk to our parents.”
“ We can walk down the street thanks to you.”
Tichey - she met with schools in New Zealand. “Our kids need to be encouraged. Prefers to talk to young people - want to learn. Old people - they think you want to change their mind. “All the progress seen in the last 70 years is being taken away. It’s hurtful and harmful. Books being banned. Get list and go out and buy them.
Melba Beals - Warriors Don’t Cry “I called my book that because most of all, must march. FORWARD complaining very little or not at all. “Keeping our eyes on the Prize.
“AS LONG AS ONE OF US IS NOT FREE, ALL OF US ARE NOT FREE!!!!!!”
I have posted a video for you below.
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Legal Issues For Writers with the Sisters of Crime - Tomorrow
Well since our Winter Blues Party has been cancelled which means we have to continue with our winter blues, I signed up for the Caption. If you are a writer I suggest you join an association. I belong to both the Crime Writers of Canada and the Sisters in Crime, here in Toronto and the U.S.A. It appears that all the meetings I have attended lately is in the States. I won't be sharing what I learn tomorrow because if you are a writer than you should sign up for it. What I will be sharing in future is anything that may benefit you in your journey as a writer. At writer events I have a lot of hopeful writers come to my table for tips. What I usually say is write, write, write. Just start and continue. I accomplished a lot and am seeing more than a dent as it comes to my taxes. In this new year I am hoping to once again keep on top which should be easier. Once I finish everything, I want to continue writing. In the mean time, attending book events where I can sell my books is a priority. So let me know if you know of anything. I want to get more serious about this.
Utilizing a Therapeutic Apology to Repair Family Relationships by Drs Sabey and Scott (Emotion Focused) Notes AAMFT
Move your body, feel your strength. Caregivers - what they need then and what are you working to change now? Invite the child to share about your experience either today, next week or a year from now. Want the conversation to continue. It can be a big point or a small one. Parents narcistic - this presentation is for parents who are willing to proceed. This is for parents who want to apologize. Use the empty chair ( I have used this numerous times) Have a parent do a try run of what they will tell their child. I have used it mainly for clients to talk to an empty chair and imagine their parent etc....that they want to express themselves to, their hurt etc......I have also suggested that they used the empty chair to pretend they are talking to me, if I wasn't readily available and there was no danger. Anyhow, back to the presentation, have the parent practice talking to the chair as a practice of what they will say to their child. How will the parent apologise?
I have been talking to you for quite a few years now. When my notes are short, it is mainly because I have talked to you about it some time in the past. If it is boring for me, it may be, because it has become redundant. I need new updated information, which is not always available, for certain fields. The data is there and it is changed a bit and called something else. This is why I needed a variety of interests and explorations for when I practiced. There is still lots to provide you from my notes. I did watch some interesting programs and tomorrow I will probably post one. Thank you for reading my blogs. I am still working on my taxes. Don't forget if you want to ask a question, do so here and I shall reply. What do you think? Oh - our winter's blue party was cancelled, due to our storm. I find that funny.