This is an article I wrote one year ago today reflecting on the loss of my son Christian. Today marks four months since the tragic death of my son Christian. I knew the holidays would be hard, but they were more difficult than I could have imagined. I thought I might be able to come … Continue reading Is there life after my son’s death?
A Mother Whose Daughter Was Murdered in Uvalde Navigates a New Reality During the Holidays
"Who I was before ceased to exist the moment Lexi died," Kimberly Mata-Rubio says. On a drizzly December evening in Washington, D.C., Kimberly Mata-Rubio marched silently from Union Station to Capitol Hill with dozens of other families from Uvalde, Texas. Her 10-year-old daughter Lexi Rubio was murdered in the shooting at Robb Elementary School on … Continue reading A Mother Whose Daughter Was Murdered in Uvalde Navigates a New Reality During the Holidays
A grieving father wants to awake people to gun violence. He wants you to imagine how it feels
How to cut through and make people feel the things they need to feel is a growing challenge I recently had the opportunity to speak to the prolific, effective and straight-talking American anti-gun violence campaigner Fred Guttenberg for my Bloomberg interviews show. Fred does not mince his words. He also wears his heart on his … Continue reading A grieving father wants to awake people to gun violence. He wants you to imagine how it feels