California passes law to recognize Canadian Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law, authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa), to protect victims of domestic violence and strengthen cooperation with Canadian authorities. The newly signed bill authorizes California law enforcement officers to enforce Canadian domestic violence protection orders. “California and Canada enjoy significant cross-border trade, travel, and…

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Why Can’t I Heal?

Originally published on ACEs Connection on July 17, 2017 By Svava Brooks. This is a question I asked myself for a long time. So many people could diagnose me. So many people could tell me what was wrong with me. But few could actually help me heal. Why? Because my…

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How Far Will I Run Book Reviews

Purchase your copy today! “The memoir by Christina Baird is one of those books that grabs onto you. Once I started reading about some of her earliest unpleasant memories, I couldn’t stop reading – I wanted to know, how does somebody go from abuse and neglect at such an early…

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Who’s Crazier? Me for Singing About a Coma…or NBC’s Today Show for Writing It?

Are you near New York on June 30th? Maybe you can tell me if I’m completely insane. “I’m performing a show about my life next week!” “Oh yeah? What’s it about?” “Uh…there’s a discount code?” “Uh…[panics] watch my TEDx Talk? [hands out postcard, runs in other direction]” I’ve been having…

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