Mitch ShepardMy Conversation with White Supremacists(Trigger warning: This piece contains stories of Racism, bigotry, and hatred and may be traumatizing for some to read. Avoid if needed.)Sep 241Sep 241
Mitch ShepardPixie DustWhen my daughter Adi was seven, we were driving home from school on a misty, cold Seattle day, when, out of nowhere, Adi said, “Mom, I want…Aug 14Aug 14
Mitch ShepardDear White Women (Part 2)-The School of Snappy ComebacksNo matter what our political affiliation, as white women, we have a responsibility to stand up to the criticism that falls into the realm…Aug 1Aug 1
Mitch ShepardDear White Women. Let’s Step Up.The other day, my friend Gwen Webber-McLeod posted an image online that read “Find me a Black woman whose ‘qualifications’ haven’t been…Jul 30Jul 30
Mitch ShepardIt’s Time to Unite!I have not been shy about my thoughts and feelings over the last 3 weeks since the trainwreck of a presidential debate. Now Biden has…Jul 23Jul 23
Mitch ShepardSwitzerland and other Updates!Hi all! This is Switzerland and the incredible group of leaders who joined me there in September!!Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Mitch ShepardWhen Life Throws Curve BallsIt’s been a Curve-Bally kind of week. I had two trips to the ER (last Monday and Wednesday) and one trip to the OR (last Thursday) for a…Jan 21, 20231Jan 21, 20231
Mitch ShepardMuddling Through Darkness (With a Few Sun Breaks)This post started as a 5 sentence update, inspired by several people checking in over the past week or so to ask how I’m doing. It ended in…Dec 9, 2022Dec 9, 2022
Mitch ShepardThe Walk-er of ShameThe surgery I got this time is the reconstruction part. I think I might have referred to it at one point in a past blog as “the fun part”…Sep 5, 2022Sep 5, 2022