Laura Slakey, Author at Tiny Buddha

Posts by Laura-Slakey

Laura is a former superhero who still flips the bottle at the water cooler when no one is watching. She has a master’s degree in psychology and has worked with survivors of domestic violence, and with individuals and families taking their lives back from the effects of addiction. She currently manages a program for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented minority students studying the sciences at UC Berkeley.

Hang Up the Superhero Cape: We Don’t Have to Do It All Alone

By Laura Slakey

“When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~Viktor Frankl

In the spring of 2008 when my son was only seven months old, I received a text message from his stay-at-home dad while I was at work. The text read, “He’s in the crib.” I did not respond because those five words said everything I needed to know.

My son’s father had left us, and worse, he had left my son alone in his crib. I was at work fifteen miles away.

Adrenaline is an interesting thing. I don’t remember many details about that …