An Open Letter to Responsible Gun Owners
I was one of the television reporters on the scene of Oregon’s first mass shooting, May 21, 1998. When Kip Kinkel opened fire in a lunchroom full of his fellow …
NY Times Bestselling Author Cheryl Strayed Interviews Sheila Hamilton
The tweet of a lifetime. Sometimes, 142 characters does a lot of heavy lifting. I interviewed the brilliant, smart, lovely @SheilaHamilton about her great new memoir, All the Things We …
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Music, play and faith in mental wellness
Ty Taylor is the explosive and dynamic frontman for Vintage Trouble, a funk, soul and rock band out of Los Angeles who is now playing to crowds upward of 125,000. …
Healing one chord at a time: My Voice Music
I am in LOVE with this program. Ian Mouser is a local singer-songwriter who worked in a therapy setting with kids struggling with behavioral problems. Ian noticed the almost immediate …
JPepin Art Gallery. A place for beautiful minds
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” ~Albert Einstein Why are activities with music, movement, drama, and …
Happiness is a garden. Tend to it.
Eric Hutchinson gladly lent his support to the #KeepOregonWell campaign. The singer-songwriter talked openly about battling depression and why he thinks everyone should consider talking with a therapist about the …
Alpha Rev Frontman Casey McPherson/Suicide Survivor, mental health advocate
Alpha Rev’s Casey McPherson’s music has so much emotional depth and beauty, one begins to sense that this charismatic frontman has been to very, very dark places and lived to …
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David Gray on self-care and mental health awareness`
If a young musician asked me whose career to emulate, I’d have no hesitation in answering David Gray. Gray has managed to achieve both commercial and critical success while maintaining …
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Demand Hope. Demand Recovery. Nothing less than life will do.
I hosted a public celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square to mark the end of a hugely successful fundraising campaign for the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. The Phil and Penny Knight …
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Dr. Xavier Amador, “I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help!”
Among the greatest frustrations in caring for a person with mental illness is Anosognosia, or lack of awareness. Dr. Xavier Amador talks with me about how to get the help …
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