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Whenever I read nonfiction, I have to keep a stack of flags nearby. I always find passages that I want to blog about, or quotes I want to remember, or articles for further reading I want to find online. Reading Missoula by Jon Krakauer was no different. I started this book August 8 and finished it two days later—it was suggested material for professional development for End of the Innocence (the nonprofit for which I serve on the board; @endoftheinnocence_org). This book covered several cases with which I was unfamiliar, yet the survivors’ stories were all too familiar to my own. Missoula details the legal proceedings surrounding several mishandled rape cases in Missoula, Montana in 2010-2012. In these cases, the perpetrator was a different football player (or multiple football players) at the University of Montana, and the victims ranged from their friends to barely acquaintances. Every case failed to carry justice for the survivor for reasons including a claim of insufficient evidence or a failure to prove the accused’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, as well as prosecutorial failure to file charges, despite overwhelming evidence. As I read the survivors’ stories and perpetrators’ excuses, I felt myself experiencing a range of emotions and mild triggers. Krakauer details the assaults and the survivors’ healing vividly, which creates for a page-turning read. Read more on #DontAskLiv on WordPress now! dontaskliv.com ... #survivorsspeak #survivorsofinstagram #survivorsofsexualabuse #metoo #metoomovement #bookreview #missoula #missoulamontana #jonkrakauer https://www.instagram.com/p/CTzieAXLgde/?utm_medium=tumblr

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One of the things I cherish most about my childhood is the weekly habit my mom and I had of going to Target, usually on Saturday mornings. We'd each get a fountain Coke and a pretzel, and even if all we bought was her weekly People Magazine, it was always a wonderful hour we spent together...and it's become something I try to do with my daughter as often as possible. As she gets older, it happens more often. When we were there Tuesday night this week, I saw this book. I read the first page and considered buying it, but ultimately put it back on the shelf, deciding not to spend the money - I wasn't sure it was the right expenditure of funds. But I haven't been able to stop thinking about that first page for the last two days. So I decided to dash up there tonight after making some hard decisions yesterday and today. I'm at a crossroads in my career. As close as I am to having the moon in my backyard (as my amazing friend @fruitsjt always encouraged me to do), I'm realizing there may be pieces I have to downsize. And part of why I'm downsizing is because, for the first time, I know my worth. (Thanks, @desertroze69 for reminding me!) I want this trend to continue. I want all the love that Jason and Nick have poured into me, their years of effort encouraging me to achieve my dreams, to mean something. And to do that, I need a little help stopping the burnout cycle I so often find myself in. Partially due to trauma, yes, but our culture is undoubtedly a contributing factor. So, stay tuned - I expect I'll tear through this one quickly! ... #ThePensiveBookworm #DontAskLiv #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookbloggersofinstagram #stress #burnout #keeptalkingmentalhealth #traumarecovery #work https://www.instagram.com/p/CTV2wn7rxB4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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According to @savethechildren, in 2002, approximately 90% of casualties in recent conflicts were civilians. Between 2010 and 2020, every day, an average of 25 children were killed or injured in war zones. This is the result of both deliberate targeting of civilians and “collateral damage,” such as deaths caused by airstrikes. These civilians—these victims of so-called collateral damage—are irreplaceable human beings. They aren’t buildings that can be repaired or constructed anew. They are women and children, by an overwhelming majority of nearly 80%. And if these women and children manage to survive the violence literally rained upon them with injuries, if the Taliban closes hospitals in 2021 the way they did in 1996, where will these women and children go? Will they even be able to reach the hospitals to which they are permitted access? If only the women are injured, possibly while protecting their children, who will care for those boys and girls if their mothers cannot? ... Read more on #DontAskLiv on @wordpress now. ... #afghanwomen #afghantaliban #afghanboys #afghangirls #afghan #afghanistan #afghani #afghanistanwar #kabul #kabulafghanistan #afghanchildren #war #middleeast #conflict #survivor #WorldAwarenessWednesdayswithOlivia https://www.instagram.com/p/CSumeCvLd-w/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Let's do this. 🐛2020 Lifetime Reading List Book Reviews - Summary 🦋Editing a client's memoir 💜Revamping my bestie's resume 🐘New post for #dontaskliv 🔥Working with the state for an investigation of sexual harassment Its gonna be a good afternoon. 🎶Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million🎶 #ThePensiveBookworm #bookreview #bookblogger #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookblog #bookchat #2020 #dontaskliv #bloggersofinstagram #memoir #bookeditor #metoo❤️ #metoomovement #NoMore #panicatthedisco #highhighhopes https://www.instagram.com/p/CJbiFbTHGzd/?igshid=c844xnfpjhqe

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I've got all the windows open, marker on my hands, and lots of notes to take! Thanking God 🙏 for such a beautiful fall day to study His Word and experience Him writing it letter by letter on my heart. ❤ . #Biblestudy #thoroughlyequipped #DiscipleshipCurriculum #12HungryLadies #HungryfortheWord #disciple #John #Gospel #dontaskliv

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Blessed is the one

who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

or sit in the company of mockers,

but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,

and who meditates on his law day ad night.

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season

and whose leaf does not wither -

whatevery they do prospers.

Psalm 1:1-3