We have never had more ways to communicate, yet I wonder if we have forgotten how to have a conversation. I have spent much of my life talking. As a journalist, radio host, teacher, and activist, I’m familiar with the power of words. [...]
Pat Taub
Coming home to yourself means using your voice to express what matters to you, being authentic and not suppressing your feelings. In “The Myth of Normal,” noted Canadian psychiatrist, Gabor Mate, contends that nice women, who sacrifice their own needs caring for others, frequently develop autoimmune diseases. In other words, your health [...]
Pat Taub
While many of us have been reading more during the lockdown, if you’re like me, you always welcome book recommendations. Here are some of my favorite recent reads. They range from the serious to the spellbinding to the hilarious, with a cookbook thrown in for good measure. Race Relations in the US: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Wilkerson [...]
Pat Taub
Reacting to Charlottesville Like most of you, I’ve been preoccupied with last weekend’s ugly white supremacy rallies in Charlottesville. I’ve been doing what I can to raise my voice in protest. I led a discussion at my Portland church (the United Church of Christ) last Sunday. We’re formulating a plan to offer the church for community [...]
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