The Shame of Domestic Abuse
October 25, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Creating Happiness, Domestic Abuse
I was recently reading an article about Mary Murphy, one of the judges on the show, “So You Think You Can Dance”, about her experiences as a domestic abuse survivor following a 9-year marriage. One of the recurring themes in such stories is connected to the shame that a woman or man feels when they [...]
Reality TV Stimulates Me
August 8, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Creating Happiness
Let’s qualify that title a bit. I am not referring to those “reality” programs that have contestants eating bugs or doing stupid tricks and I am not naïve enough to believe that editing is not the single biggest component in the final product that we see in each weekly episode. But, I have a genuine [...]
So You Think You Can Dance and the Breast Cancer Connection
July 25, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
Filed under Breast Cancer, Creating Happiness
“So You Think You Can Dance” choreographer Tyce DiOrio created an unbelievably moving dance routine for this week’s episode centered on a woman with breast cancer. The number was performed by Ade (pronounced Ah-day) and Melissa who danced so beautifully that everyone, including all of the judges, was moved to tears.
As was discussed collectively in [...]
