Tag: childhood experiences
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The Paradox of Death Row: The Story of Lawrence Libberton
The Paradox of Death Row explores the story of Lawrence Libberton, a horrific 1981 murder, decades of incarceration, generational trauma, and the complicated possibility of human change. Through a deeply personal family connection, I examine how accountability and compassion can exist together without minimizing the life lost or the consequences of violence. Justice remembers the…
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Tied to a Desk for Being Left-Handed: What Happened to Me, What My Brain Did, and Why I’m Thriving
At nine years old, I was tied to my classroom desk because I was left-handed. Decades later, I look back not through could’ve, would’ve, should’ve, but with curiosity about how a developing brain adapts under stress. This is a story about left-handedness, memory, neuroplasticity, my “Tetris brain,” and the difference between simply surviving an experience…