Jeb Platt
Having struggled with addictions and relapses, Jeb Platt understands the power of redemption and the painstaking process of true change. Mr. Platt, a father, writes and reads poetry, is an actor and also a grad student.
Polly’s Poem
so you want to be happy- you and your daughter. Find the sparrow- she must be damaged, maybe. Wing broken. Together, you nurse her back to health. When the time is right. Toss her into the sky she lites on the limb of a live oak. Looks back. Then doesn’t look back. You look into [...]
Sammy Rangel “FOURBEARS: Myths of Forgiveness”
FourBears: The Myth of Forgiveness: isn't a simple memoir; it is a graphically illustrated guide from tortured child, to remorseless beast, to healing and change. This book is about helping others find their way out of their history and into the here and now. Proof that what once held you down can now hold you up. After the book reflects on a horrific upbringing it looks to offer key and ground breaking insights of the inner workings of the mind of a victim and later a perpetrator of hate and violence. Service providers working in treatment centers and institutional settings would greatly benefit from this work. Anyone facing issues with forgiveness and change might find a process toward healing and recovery.
Recommended Reading
Frank Meeink—Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead
TJ Leyden—Skinhead Confessions
Arno Michaels—My Life After HateMusic
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