Victim

WATCH: The Secret Jennifer Gilbert Has Been Hiding for 20 Years

Amy Palmer | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Heatlh, Women's Rights, Mental Health, Nyc, The Real Housewives of New York City, Violent Crimes, Amy Palmer, Women Entrepreneurs, Televison, Jennifer Gilbert, Women in Business, Powerwomentv, Event Planning, Victim, Women News

In May 1991, a 22-year-old Jennifer Gilbert was visiting friends in New York's West Village. It was a beautiful day -- the sun was shining and she was happy. Then the unexpected happened.

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Relationships: Why You Attract Who You Attract

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Self-Abandonment, Margaret Paul, Emotional Responsibility, Relationships, Emotional Health, Self-Love, Relationship Help, Inner Bonding, Spirituality, Victim, Healthy Living News

While no one deliberately seeks out someone who is closed, negative and needy, if this is you, this is what you will attract into your life. If you want a loving relationship, then you need to do the work of learning how to take emotional responsibility

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Becoming a Conscious Robbery Victim

Therese Rowley, Ph.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Robbery, Theft, Victim, Burglary, What to Do if You're Burgled, Home Invasion, Robbery Victims, What to Do if You're Robbed, Crime News

As I put the key in the lock and opened the second floor door, I stopped suddenly. The lights were on -- all of them. I could see my bedroom door was wide open.

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Championing Rapists' Fatherhood Rights

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.02.2012

Championing fatherhood rights for rapists would seem to be a politically suicidal position for any candidate for office in America. But this year's GOP nomination race seems to be testing this, in a big way.

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First Libyan Casualty To Be Treated By NHS Arrives In Britain

PA | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Pa, Libya, Department of Health, Nhs-Hospitals, Libya Gaddafi, Wounded Libyans, Victim, Home News

The first of 50 Libyan conflict victims who will be treated by the NHS has arrived in Britain. Abdul Malek El Hamdi, 15, went into su...

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Senior Upset Or Elder Equanimity?

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

How can we think about getting upset in a manner that might bring a level of serenity to our lives? The key is, I think, that we need to be responsible for what upsets us.

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Are You Willing To Move From Helpless To Helpful?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Workarounds, Workarounds That Work, Self Help, Self-Help, Victim, Control, Inspiration, Healthy Living News

What could you do to make your life less frustrating and more successful? Are you willing to own the outcome you prefer and do what you must to move from helpless to helpful?

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Zahra Baker's Story: An Indictment!

Becky Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community, Crime, Domestic Violence, Victim, Family, Cancer Survivors, Becky's Fund, Impact News

Whether Zahra Baker is ever found and her abductor or killer brought to justice, her treatment -- before her disappearance -- is an indictment of us all.

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Are You Victimizing Yourself?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Victims, Intolerance, The Inner Life, W Mitchell, Victimhood, Tolerance, Victim, Healthy Living News

Self-imposed victimization, begins after the fact, when you continue to blame or bemoan the circumstances and therefore give up doing what you can to improve.

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When Did We Become A Nation Of Victims?

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011

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The vital question moving forward has less to do with what happened and whom you can find to blame, and more to do with what you can do now that something has happened to you.

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The Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary and Home-Grown Terrorism

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Are we as concerned about potential terrorists who are home-grown Americans with white skin as we are sometimes obsessed with darker-skinned suspects of Middle Eastern descent?

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Meeting the Victim

Det. Christine Mannina | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Criminal, Detective, Victim, Rape, Healthy Living News

Unfortunately, in my line of work, I deal with cases where the victim has not survived. Recently though, I had the rare opportunity to meet and speak with a victim who had survived rape.

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Sexual Abuse... What Place for Forgiveness?

Marina Cantacuzino | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sexual Abuse, Forgiveness, Trauma, Victim, Healthy Living News

It's all about reconciliation, which doesn't necessarily mean reconciling with the perpetrator. Reconciling with oneself, making peace with the event, is what allows people to live and find resolution.

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Would You Have Called?

Pedro Nava | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Victim, Attack, Rape, Richmond Rape Case, Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, Richmond Rape, Witness Responsibility Act, California, Pedro Nava, Violent Attack, Witnesses, Assemblymember Nava, Crime Victims, Law Enforcement, AB 984, Violent Crimes, Los Angeles News

As a society, what kind of message are we sending when we say it is okay to stand by and not make a call when someone is being brutally victimized over and over again?

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It's Not the Circumstances, It's Us

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.17.2011

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What if we lived our lives with a deeper awareness of the fact that we create our experience of life at any moment? Imagine what our lives if we stopped blaming our experience on external circumstances.

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Friday Talking Points [99] -- Misdirection

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.

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Suspect, Victim ID'd In Edgewater Homicide

CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 05.25.2011

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Investigators have now identified the victim and suspect in this week's homicide in Edgewater. ...

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Change and the Dream: Teaching Our Children About Non-Violent Living

Terry Real | Posted 11.17.2011

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It is in everyone's interest -- the victim, the bully and the bystander -- to create a safe environment in which respect for one another is not just a voluntary matter but a baseline norm that we insist upon.

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"I Just Think I'm Gonna Barf."

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Oh, I just think I'm gonna barf...."-- Marge Gunderson (Francis McDormand), from Fargo I open today with that Fargo quote for many reasons. T...

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