Author: patricia

— Our America —

OWN Network – Our America with Lisa Ling – Transgender Lives: Stories from 5 Different People in America

This week’s Our America didn’t disappoint. OWN’s Lisa Ling traveled around the back-roads of our country to give us a better understanding of transgender lifestyles. The stories that the network highlighted gave us an expanded view on being transgender through the lives of a young girl, a teenage boy, a young man and a couple… Read More OWN Network – Our America with Lisa Ling – Transgender Lives: Stories from 5 Different People in America

— Everyday Inspiration, Searching For ... —

“O Moment” with Searching For… on OWN Network

I struggle as I watched Searching For, the episode from February 21st, with Efrem Graham.  This insightful man fought to find a way to have a relationship with his absent father.   He hadn’t been given up for adoption, he had just been abandoned by his father like so many young children.  He became a son that any one would… Read More “O Moment” with Searching For… on OWN Network

— Breaking Down the Bars —

Breaking Down the Bars : Rockville – “The Recovery Process” w/ Dr. Stephanie Covington – February 22, 2011 Episode 2

A couple of new, complex women were introduced on a deeper level this week.    The first to open up is Tiffany who was sentenced to 20 years for robbery and criminal confinement.  When you hear that it just sounds cold and hard, but her story helps me understand more clearly how she got to that point.  Her… Read More Breaking Down the Bars : Rockville – “The Recovery Process” w/ Dr. Stephanie Covington – February 22, 2011 Episode 2