Ellen Snortland
Columnist at Pasadena Weekly
Ellen Snortland: lawyer, teacher, media & book coach. Pasadena Weekly & HuffPo blogger. Author of The Safety Godmothers & Beauty Bites Beast, now a film.
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6 days ago |
ladowntownnews.com | Ellen Snortland
On a clear blue sky day, with room temperature and a slight breeze, an effusive and politically astute person I have known for years approached me after church at All Saints and said, “I bet you’re looking forward to your rebuild project. How exciting that must be for you! How far along are you? Have you broken ground?” I stared at them, feeling as if a firehose of water had hit me. And it’s me, not them. My ability to process words has significantly slowed down since January.
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1 week ago |
pasadenaweekly.com | Ellen Snortland
A tricky part of PTSR (Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction) is that it’s not always clear what will trigger me or other fire survivors. Note that I don’t call it a “disorder,” which suggests something is wrong or abnormal; after experiencing something horrific, it’s completely natural to have various reactions that may seem out of place to others. “We’d love to have you over for a home-cooked meal,” said one dear and long-standing friend.
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1 week ago |
ladowntownnews.com | Ellen Snortland
A tricky part of PTSR (Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction) is that it’s not always clear what will trigger me or other fire survivors. Note that I don’t call it a “disorder,” which suggests something is wrong or abnormal; after experiencing something horrific, it’s completely natural to have various reactions that may seem out of place to others. “We’d love to have you over for a home-cooked meal,” said one dear and longstanding friend.
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2 weeks ago |
pasadenaweekly.com | Ellen Snortland
As Altadena fire survivors, our latest heartbreak started with an innocent text: “Hi, I’m Scott Cameron with Tetra Tech.” We switched to a phone call. Scott said, “We’re at your property right now to take 16 trees we’ve determined are hazardous.” “Wait a minute,” I said, “Which trees? We’re leaving them alone to give them a chance at regrowth.” We agreed to switch to FaceTime so Scott could show us what he had in mind. Ken and I commented on how considerate Scott was for doing that.
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2 weeks ago |
ladowntownnews.com | Ellen Snortland
As Altadena fire survivors, our latest heartbreak started with an innocent text: “Hi, I’m Scott Cameron with Tetra Tech.” We switched to a phone call. Scott said, “We’re at your property right now to take 16 trees we’ve determined are hazardous.” “Wait a minute,” I said, “Which trees? We’re leaving them alone to give them a chance at regrowth.” We agreed to switch to FaceTime so Scott could show us what he had in mind. Ken and I commented on how considerate Scott was for doing that.
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