The summer can be a slow time for anyone looking for jobs, housing or just trying to get things done. That’s true for must of […]
The Women of Can’t Catch a Break: Early Summer 2017 Update
I’ve finally had time this summer to try to touch bases with all of the forty-eight women who started in this project eight years ago. […]
Eulogy for Andrea
Andrea* was one of the most focused people I have ever known. From the first time we met at the Women’s Center at St. Francis […]
The Women of Can’t Catch a Break: January 2017 Update
Life is never boring for the women of Can’t Catch a Break. Over the past months they’ve faced serious health problems; they’ve struggled to care […]
Eulogy for “Junie”
The first time I met Junie I mostly noticed the scars on her face. They were the result of a stove blowing up when she’d […]
The Women of Can’t Catch a Break: Summer 2016 Update
The past six months have been eventful: a birth, a death (see Eulogy for Nicole), a job gain and a job loss, family ties strengthened […]
Eulogy for Nicole
By Maureen Norton-Hawk, co-author Can’t Catch a Break. If you were to meet Nicole you would never imagine that she had been battling a drug […]
Like the “Girl Who Hides a Razor Blade in Her Mouth,” Coerced Addiction Treatment Has Many Victims
This article was originally published on April 13, 2016 by The Influence. Kahtia “acted out” from a young age. At least that’s what the counselors […]
A New Home for Carly
Background I first met Carly back in 2008 when, together with my colleague Maureen Norton-Hawk, I launched a long-term project following the life experiences of […]
The Women of Can’t Catch a Break: New Years 2016 Update
Click here and here and here for previous updates. Click here and here for later updates. The last few months have brought some changes to […]