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“Good gals against the contemporary ills of the world? 30,000 Secrets totally rocks.”
“If you like a team of good gals against the contemporary ills of the world then this is the book for you.” Jessica Fukishura Elisabeth Peltowski “Jonathan McCormick has just released his second book in the J-Team series. It is called 30,000 Secrets. It totally rocks. McCormick’s books (the first being Wyoming Secrets) take the side of women as heroes/heroines and enables women with strategies and tactics to help themselves with self-defense maneuvers. A black belt in a number of self-defense arts, McCormick donates a portion of his books to … Continue reading
Profile of an abuser. Is it possible to spot an abusive partner before you get involved?
“…some abusers grow up in households where domestic violence against a family member, such as their mother, was commonplace.” Profile of an abuser Domestic Shelters Profile of an Abuser/Batterer Jealousy (questioning her constantly about whereabouts, and jealous of time she spends away from him). Controlling behavior (I’ve had clients who’s victim couldn’t get a job, leave the house or bathe without his permission) Isolation (Makes partner move away from family and friends so that she depends on him solely for support.) Forces her to have sex against her will (I’ve … Continue reading
Would you accept a drink from a stranger?
“I woke up 10 hours later naked in his tent,” she recalls of the 2014 incident. “I was definitely drugged.” “A study by the Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program at the Ottawa Hospital found that 26 per cent of sexual assault cases involving patients who attended the institute in 2013 occurred at mass gatherings. About 40 per cent of patients believed they were drugged and only 33 per cent said they knew the assailant.” Drinking with strangers is dangerous. “Jodie Ortega, a Vancouver-based advocate for survivors of sexual … Continue reading
Confidence. Skills. Mind-Set. No Fear
“… (he) chose to make unwanted advances, sexual innuendos and other inappropriate comments.” Cheryl Chapman in “30,000 Secrets”. Skills. No Fear “…(He) rushed her from behind, pushing her up against the bulkhead (wall) and began groping her, running his hand up and down her bare leg. Expecting Chapman to respond as most women would with aggression to escape, he met a very calm female who quietly encouraged him, whispering in his ear that his touch was enjoyable.” Chapman had finished her speech to the G-8 representatives and was relaxing in … Continue reading
“30,000 Secrets” the first “J” Team Series’ sequel
Jessica, Rebecca and Elisabeth resolve many of their personal issues while working with Canada’s RCMP, the Secret Service and FBI to trace stolen radio active material from a Manitoba facility.
Rape culture unchanged in twenty-six years.
Time magazine cover 1991 “Ms. Koestner has appeared on the cover of “TIME” Magazine, The Oprah Winfrey Show, the NBC Nightly News, CNBC Talk Live, CNN, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Later Today, Entertainment Tonight and other national television programs. She is the subject of an HBO movie and has lectured at over 1600 schools in North America. Her audiences include the incoming classes at MIT, West Point, the US Naval Academy, Brown University, Amherst College, Williams College, and many other top universities. Her testimony on Capitol Hill was … Continue reading
Sexual harassment and assaults. Why is society so blind?
Women do not have to be at the mercy of school administrators or uncaring, unsympathetic law enforcement. Here is an article in Canadian Living. Sexual assault does not always mean, “Rape in a dark alley or rape at knife point.” Included here is an excerpt from “Wyoming Secrets” where Rebecca Simpson is attacked in a restaurant parking lot. The skills she demonstrates are those I teach women. “Have I been Sexually Assaulted?” http://www.canadianliving.com/life/community/have_i_been_sexually_assaulted.php If I may be so bold as to offer my two cents with a personal experience of … Continue reading
Sexual Assault, Harassment or “Just being friendly”?
Women, do you receive a casual brush by from a co-worker where his hand glances across your body? How about neck rubs, rubbing a hand up and down your arm, unwanted hugs or other body contact? What about “Uncle Bill” or “Cousin Phil”? Are these examples of sexual assault or sexual harassment or neither? Here is what the British Columbia law reads regarding sexual assault. “Sexual violence exists on a continuum: at the low end of the continuum are acts of unwanted sexual touching.” http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/shareddocs/victim-service-worker-sexual-assault.pdf WHAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT? In … Continue reading
Rebecca Simpson’s musing on “No Means No” and other violence issues against women.
Guest blogger Rebecca Simpson, Secret Service Agent from “Wyoming Secrets a “J” Team Novel. “If you see something, say something… to your neighbors and the Police” “What part of ‘No means No’ don’t you understand?” is a question to which some men have no answer. 1,000 women are either physically or sexually assaulted weekly and only 10 percent of incidents are actually reported. Over 60 percent of you know at least one woman who has been sexually or physically assaulted. In 2010 there were 582 known reports of missing or … Continue reading