Judith Ford
Judith Ford is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has taught creative writing to middle and high school students as well as a college-level course on turning personal experience into memoir or fiction. She has numerous publications in small press magazines. She is also a psychotherapist and educator, specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. Ms. Ford is semi-retired from her therapy practice, offering classes, lectures and supervision about eating disorder treatment and prevention. She has limited her therapy practice in order to spend more time writing. She lives half-time in Milwaukee and half-time in Sheboygan County on the Lake Michigan shore with her husband and two dogs.
How Sofia Helped Heal Sheboygan County
It took me longer than it should have to write this article. I thought I knew what I wanted to say, that an experience I had last summer moved me deeply and helped me put a face on Islam. But as I wrote, I realized that one of the reasons this experience educated me was [...]
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.
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