Keynote speaker and my own anxiety script

As some of you know I was the keynote speaker for Solano County Library Foundation’s Woman of the Year awards luncheon honoring National Woman’s History Month. Normally I am pretty comfortable speaking in front of large groups of people, when it comes to my personal story and my book, How…

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Dylan Farrow’s Story

Originally published on The New York Times on February 1, 2014 By Nicholas Kristoff. WHEN Woody Allen received a Golden Globe award for lifetime achievement a few weeks ago, there was a lively debate about whether it was appropriate to honor a man who is an artistic giant but also…

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An Open Letter From Dylan Farrow

Originally published on The New York Times on February 1, 2014 By Dylan Farrow. (A note from Nicholas Kristof: In 1993, accusations that Woody Allen had abused his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, filled the headlines, part of a sensational story about the celebrity split between Allen and his girlfriend, Mia Farrow.…

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Society’s expectations on women over 30

A friend of mine sent me this video today encouraging me to watch all the way through to the end. I did as I was told, towards the end of the video a percentage of personal areas of interest that flashed on the screen and is in direct alignment with…

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