Apr 8

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My Life Through Death

Finding Purpose After Tragedy

Words have been my life. First as a journalist in Mississippi and Colorado and then for three decades as a public relations professional in Democratic politics. I made my living with words.

Five years ago today, they left me in an instant.

Me after a brain injury in 2017

Thrown off of a treadmill at my local gym, I suffered a catastrophic brain injury, slamming my head onto a…

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I am the author of Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men & Power. I also worked for several Democratic politicians as press secretary and in public relations.

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I am the author of Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men & Power. I also worked for several Democratic politicians as press secretary and in public relations.

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