
Animals as Victims of Abuse
Meet Sasha the Dog: An Abuse Story © 2017 Sherryl N Weston MA, MSW, LCSW (pending in CA) #TimesUp Sasha is a sweet girl. An Entlebucher Sennenhund, the smallest of the Swiss Mountain Dogs, Sasha is a rescue. Turns out she had come to the shelter after being found running loose in the street. As we browsed the pens, my husband said, “What about this one?” I reached toward her. Wide-eyed, she licked my hand. We thought this was a good sign. We asked the staff to let us meet her

Toxic Masculinity and Racism Challenged by Men Meet Kyle
Toxic Masculinity and Racism Challenged by Men Meet Kyle Chapter 4 © 2017 Sherryl N Weston MA, MSW, LCSW (pending in CA) On what would have been MLK’s 89th birthday #WestcloudWisdom #MeToo #TimesUp Introduction For me personally, one of the most interesting aspects of the developmental process of White allies is attached to the number of White people who are raised with horrendously negative prejudices, but somehow figure out that that narrative is deeply flawed. We, who are

Toxic Masculinity Challenged by Men Meet Louie
Toxic Masculinity and Racism Challenged by Men Chapter 3 © 2017 Sherryl N Weston MA, MSW, LCSW (pending in CA) #WestcloudWisdom #MeToo Introduction This is the third in a series entitled, “Toxic Masculinity and Racism Challenged by Men,” an effort to give voice to the process of Progressive men who are in various stages of the developmental process of becoming a better social justice advocate and/or ally. The focus will mostly be on White men, however Men of Color and Queer m

Toxic Masculinity Challenged by Men - Meet Joe
Toxic Masculinity and Racism Challenged by Men Chapter 2 © 2017 Sherryl N Weston MA, MSW, LCSW (pending in CA) #WestcloudWisdom #MeToo Introduction This is the second in a series entitled, “Toxic Masculinity and Racism Challenged by Men,” an effort to give voice to the process of Progressive men who are in various stages of the developmental process of becoming a better social justice advocate and/or ally. The focus will mostly be on White men, however men of color and queer