
Nearest And Dearest Podcast - Bridging Family Dynamics
No one ever said life is easy. Hello! I'm Julie. Iβm just like you. Iβm a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. I have navigated through alcoholism, divorce, caregiving, blending families, as well as purposely discovering and owning my truth.
Biggest life lesson? When you give yourself permission, you will find that you have more control over your life than you realize.
I hope you will join me by taking responsibility for yourself, by only controlling the things you can and letting go of the things you can't. By doing this, you will have discovered the secret to having happy, healthy and more fulfilling relationships.
Together, building a community, no matter where you live, will change your life. One person, one story, at a time. β€οΈ
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Nearest And Dearest Podcast - Bridging Family Dynamics
Changing Gun Violence
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I am getting so frustrated and angry over gun violence. I have shared with you before about Mental Health Stigma. ( S1E15 & S1E16 ) Yes, people who commit acts of violence with guns to innocent communities most likely have mental health conditions or have a mental health illness. I say that, because many people who deal with mental health concerns may not have a formal diagnosis or a full-fledged illness.
When I decided to speak about gun violence, I came across some articles from the perspective of parents who lost their 17 year old son to the Parkland Florida shooting in 2018. Manuel and Patricia Oliver lost their son Joaquin, alongside 16 others that horrific day on February 14th at Stoneman Douglas High School. Manuel and Patricia started a gun-control nonprofit organization called Change The Ref.
Their mission statement is "Shifting America's social response to gun violence, by uniting creativity, activism, disruptions, and education." Change The Ref uses art and non-violent organizing to advocate for gun safety regulations, and expose the effects of mass shootings. Their ultimate goal is to give the young generations a voice to advocate for change in the gun control policy.
Links!
- https://changetheref.org ( non-profit org - Change The Ref raises awareness about mass shootings )
- https://musebycl.io/tag/change-ref ( articles & videos: Change The Ref Says: Guns Make Our Schools More Deadly Than Combat Zones and other articles & videos about gun violence )
- https://musebycl.io/clio-awards/manuel-oliver-speaks-his-son-joaquin-killed-parkland-moving-clio-speech ( moving speech from Manuel Oliver, representing his killed son Joaquin )
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