“Your protection quickly becomes your complicity when what you protect is harmful; don’t be complicit.” ~LMB Ideally, protection aims to stop the harmful behavior done to an often weaker, more vulnerable “target.” Hurtful behavior occurs when an offender uses words, actions, position, or power to abuse, shame, threaten, or harm that “target.” “Protecting” the offender, however, is […]
Dare to See the Pink Elephant in Your Living Room and in Our World
“Not talking about the pink elephant in the living room doesn’t mean it’s not there and doesn’t stop it from doing horrendous damage.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, another angry young male carried out yet another mass shooting. This young male shooter entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, barricaded himself inside a […]
Stop Playing the Misplaced Blame Game
“You are responsible for working your side in any interaction; you are not responsible for whether or not others work theirs.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth Working your side of the equation in relationships is hard enough; you are not responsible for the other person working theirs. You are responsible for the words you speak and how you […]