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CapeWomenOnline
Where Cape women shine!

Publisher:
Nicola Burnell

Editor:
Katie O'Sullivan

Spring 2010 Contributors:

As spring dawns across the Cape, Women emerge from winter routines and contemplate life beyond the walls that kept us warm during the long winter months. And what a winter! From record-breaking storms to life shattering earthquakes – change is certainly in the air.

But rebirth requires a passage through darkness before new life can be claimed. As T.S. Eliot says in ‘The Wasteland’: “April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain.”

In this issue, we share the journeys Cape Women have taken through darkness, into light. Jinny Toucan turns grief into a beautiful book of love and hope, Carolyn S. Ellis celebrates life after ovarian cancer and Kathy O’Keefe Kanavos explains why depression may be a message from self to make life-saving changes.

In our Holistic Health section, Connie Hanagan addresses the growing trend of teen “cutting” in her book ‘Look Beyond the Scars’ and Elaine Young tells us why ‘The Condoms Are Next to the Toothpaste'.

Our Community Action section introduces you to Three Sturgis High School Students who discover the benefits of volunteering, and to Dorothy Cohen, who fosters love for abandoned pets.

We hope you take the time to enjoy these inspiring stories and we look forward to your feedback. We are eternally grateful to our creative contributors, who make this magazine possible. Happy Spring!

Letters to the Editor

Visit our Help Haiti Page to see artwork and photographs by Wellfleet artist Ellen LeBow, read a poem in support of the relief effort by Nicola Burnell, watch the video to Haiti Mon Amor and find out how you can help The Haiti Project

Community Action

• In FOSTERING LOVE, FOSTERING LIFE Dorothy Cohen celebrates the rewards of caring for abandoned, neglected animals.
• What Is C.A.S? Three students from the Sturgis Charter Public School write about the volunteer program that enhances education and enriches lives.
• Taking the Polar Bear Plunge for the Sampson Fund, by Mariah Orchid Kelley

Literary Women

• Creating Beauty from Grief, by Katie O’Sullivan, explores how Jinny Toucan turns pain into art in her book ‘The Tale of the Scorpion and the Caterpillar’.
• Writing Through Grief: Telling Stories to Cope with the Loss of a Loved One, by Jackie Powers, Bereavement Coordinator for Beacon Hospice.
• What is Haiku? Seasoned Poet Christina Laurie explains.
• Sister Crab, Poem by Rosanne Shapiro.

Creative Women

• The Sands of Cape Cod Always Bring You Home, by Jen Villa, owner of the Little Beach Gallery, in Hyannis.
• Nicola Burnell on The Art of Suzanne M. Packer: Capturing the Color, Light and Movement of Cape Cod.
• Taking Time for Afternoon Tea at the Borsari Gallery, by Nicola Burnell.

Working Women

• In The Grateful Dog, Jane Schaller discovers why DIY Dog Washing is a Tail-wagging Idea.
• Financial Advisor Anne A. Rutherford on Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft.
• Realtor Donna Costa Gemborys offers an insider’s view to What’s happening with Cape Cod Real Estate.

Life Stories

• Carolyn S. Ellis celebrates Healing and Health Following Ovarian Cancer.
• Me? A Justice of the Peace? Marie Sherman shares excerpts from her recently published ‘Say “I Do!” Wedding Tales of a Cape Cod Justice of the Peace’.
• DEPRESSION: A Message From Self? by Kathleen O’Keefe Kanavos.
• Cape Cod therapist Cape Cod therapist Doreen Quinn examines the dangers of electronic communication among young teens and cyber bullying.

Environment

• Unearth the benefits of Community Supported Agriculture in CSA: Investing in Your Community, by Katie O’Sullivan.
• Tamara Flohr tells an Organic Farmer’s story in Keeping Local Farms Alive: Educating the Public about CSAs.
• Lisa Gledhill asks Do Clean Homes Make Us Sick?
Discover the least toxic options for your yard and garden in GreenCAPE’s Basic Alternative Product List for the Gardener.

Holistic Health

• Teaching Yoga to Children: Natural Spirituality, by Jackie O’Hara.
• Elaine W. Young, RN, PhD, author of ‘ The Condoms Are Next to the Toothpaste’ explains why Sex Education Begins At Home.
• In The Realities of Teen Self-Abuse, Connie Hanagan discusses why she wrote her book ‘Look Beyond the Scars’.
• Message from Spirit by Lynne Delaney.
• Cancer Q&A: Kathleen O’Keefe Kanavos responds to your concerns about Cancer.

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