October 2016 New England Monthly

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COMPLIMENTARY | NEMONTHLY.COM

Living Well A Review of a Historical SouthCoast Property

M O N T H LY

Hiking to Heal— Doesn’t Come Easy Topping New Hampshire’s 4,000-Footers

Boston’s 20th International Fine Art Festival Gala, Seminars, Collecting & Décor Barrington, Rhode Island’s Mai Donohue Releases Crossing the Bamboo Bridge: Memoirs of a Bad Luck Girl

H O M E | D É C O R | A R T | F O O D | E N T E R TA I N M E N T | FA S H I O N

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Stunning triplex townhouse offers a sophisticated blend of old world charm seamlessly blended with all the amenities expected in a home of this caliber.

SEE FEATURE ARTICLE IN THIS ISSUE. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200

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SOUTH DARTMOUTH

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Landmark residence...located on enchanting 3-acre, private homesite framed by a picturesque spring fed pond. Minutes to Round Hill, Beach and Padanaram Village. Contact Jeanne McGlone 508.728.2370

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“Seal Rock” Handsome Dutch Gambrel with stunning ocean views over a spectacular, gently rolling lawn to the sandy beach. Sophisticated seaside living at its best! Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200

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One of Westport’s premier properties with ocean views of Buzzards Bay and beyond. Main home and carriage house in mint condition. Contact Christine Burgess 617.429.2477

PADANARAM

2,150,000

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Waterfront with Deep Water Dock! Classic seaside home with stunning sunsets over harbor. Contact Roberta Burke 508.498.3285 or Collette Lester 508.287.2075

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SOUTH DARTMOUTH OFFERED AT $ 1,395,000

MERRYMOUNT OFFERED AT $ 615,000

PADANARAM OFFERED AT $ 497,500

WESTPORT RIVERFRONT OFFERED AT $ 1,495,000

SOUTH DARTMOUTH OFFERED AT $ 698,000

SOUTH DARTMOUTH OFFERED AT $ 645,000

Will Milbury Maggie Tomkiewicz

Maggie Tomkiewicz Nina Weeks

Will Milbury Collette Lester

Will Milbury Christine Burgess

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Will Milbury

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PADANARAM

895,000

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Built in 1795, this well known antique has been beautifully maintained and updated. Three-four bedrooms, gorgeous gardens, and waterviews of Padanaram Harbor. Contact Collette Lester 508.287.2075

NONQUITT

WESTPORT

649,000

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Charming antique, circa 1830 sits high on a knoll overlooking 1.4 acres of land on a scenic country road.

Contact Collette Lester 508.287.2075

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1,950,000

Spectacular five-bedroom, shingle style, year-round home on .92 acre in South Nonquitt. All Nonquitt amenities. Contact John Read 508.558.1588 or Will Milbury 508.525.5200

SOUTH DARTMOUTH

This spectacular waterfront home with private dock is set on five acres in a riverfront enclave and sits high on a hill overlooking the Slocum River.

Contact Collette Lester 508.287.2075

WESTPORT

695,000

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Spacious home with privacy on 14 beautiful acres with a barn.

Contact Patty Peelen 508.951.3367 or Will Milbury 508.525.520

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NONQUITT

895,000

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This hidden gem in the highly desirable summer enclave of Nonquitt offers three bedrooms, three baths and abuts the third hole of the golf course. Ready for summer or year-round living. Contact Betsy Lawrence 508.317.8669

SOUTH DARTMOUTH

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895,000

Set high above the Slocum River contemporary home with stunning views! Property has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and is set on 2.5 acres.

Contact Nina Weeks 617 957 8769 or Maggie Tomkiewicz 508 525 6489

SOUTH DARTMOUTH

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484,000

Brand new to market!! Must see four bedroom colonial on lush 40,000 plus square foot lot close to Round Hill Beach and Nonquitt. Contact Roberta Burke 508.498.3285

LITTLE COMPTON

1,995,000

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595,000

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Charming bungalow offers a living room with a wall of glass to enjoy wonderful views of Round Pond, updated kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and second level bonus room.

Experience peace and tranquility while relaxing on the wrap around, covered deck. Contact Maggie Tomkiewicz 508 525 6490 or Nina Weeks 617 957 8769

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Gentleman’s Farm! This very special, recently renovated farmhouse is set on a beautifully landscaped 1.34 acre lot, with rolling lawns and stone walls. Contact Alice Petersen 508.965.6938

SOUTH DARTMOUTH

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799,000

Enchanting year-round home nestled on a 3 acre lot in a private enclave with access to the Slocum River for canoeing, kayaking…Contact Maggie Tomkiewicz 508.525.6489 or Nina Weeks 617.957.8769

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FEATURES 24 A Historical Profile

The Black American Church has roots in Rhode Island. Learn about its 250-year history through a groundbreaking exhibit.

26 Memoirs of a Bad Luck Girl

Author and educator Mai Donohue shares her incredible true-life story of living in war-torn Vietnam and her determination to rise above generations of repression.

32 Climbing into the Clouds

This isn’t a walk in the park; through dangers and peril, Michelle Lovett comes out bruised but successful!

Michelle Lovett on top of the world Photo by Stefan Pouliot

Mai Donohue inspires many

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BREATHTAKING WATERFRONT HOME ON THE TAUNTON RIVER | Assonet $1,950,000

SHELL POINTE BAY WATERFRONT Wareham $1,025,000

PRIVATE WATERFRONT WITH ASSOCIATION BEACH & BOAT LAUNCH Mattapoisett $639,000

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED VILLAGE ANTIQUE Marion $1,495,000

PRIVATE MARION GEM Marion $629,000 SPACIOUS CONTEMPORARY, ASSOCIATION DOCK & BEACH | Marion $1,435,000

PONDFRONT HOME W/ DETACHED BARN ON 12 ACRES East Sandwich $1,500,000

UNIQUE CONDO IN ONE FIRST BUILDING Cambridge $695,000

GRACIOUS BELMONT HILL ESTATE Belmont $3,900,000

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Impressions 12 A floating calendar—ready to pivot.

On Center at Center 14 A unique restoration that won’t last long on the SouthCoast.

Luxe & Sleek 38 The holidays are coming and what are you going to wear?

We’ll show you a few ideas.

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Living Well 48 Do you have what it takes to be a hero?

With a little training, you just might save a life.

Invest 46 Timing is everything, especially when it’s time to retire.

Intimacy 54 Love is blind, but the problem is it also has a shelf life.

What happens when partners fall out of love?

Itinerary 60 We have the best calendar of events from New England to Miami; but it’s up to you to make a plan.

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IMPRESSIONS

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t’s amazing the interest and confusion regarding our lack of an editorial calendar each month.

We’ve been viewed as an abnormality when we respond with those disappointing words, “We don’t have one.”

Some are perplexed since nearly everyone in publishing runs by a strict schedule.

We’re a business, but unlike all other publications, we don’t follow a manuscript, dictated by a stream of revenue, at the expense of content.

With page filler such as the best doctors, lawyers, restaurants, and practically every other category under the sky, you can only assume this overused concept is one of the reasons so many magazines are desperate for readership. The fact is, if your business has been able to survive during the last eight years of this historic economic breakdown, then you should be given an award—but not year after year.

Long ago we were asked what we would use as a measuring stick for our success.

At the time—during our infancy—we considered that being able to publish month after month was a monumental achievement.

But, looking back, with a focus on the last couple of years, we have reevaluated what we consider success.

For over a decade, we have resisted chasing cookie-cutter assignments only to result in an uninteresting editorial.

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You’ve indicated to us that our willingness to keep our pages open to stories—with a focus on current news, historical moments in time, or personal growth—has been the key to our popularity and growth.

This month, you’ll find evidence of our commitment.

Grab a box of tissues before you read about Mai Donohue’s struggle to survive and her coming to America. Her newly published book, Crossing the Bamboo Bridge: Memoirs of a Bad Luck Girl, will bring you to tears. It will also put a smile on your face once you realize the strength and resilience of this Vietnamese-American woman.

Her story is riveting, potent, and inspirational. Sharing her struggle to survive and face walls of oppression—built over thousands of years—makes her a worldnominee as a feminist and leader.

Hailing from Barrington, Rhode Island, this petite and soft-spoken writer roars in her quest to expose the inhuman treatment and abuse of women—something which continues to take place in countries around the globe.

Buy her book, read the story, and get fired up to find out what you can do to initiate change and improve the lives of others.

Speaking of personal success and women achieving lofty goals, we’re pleased to share the personal story of New Hampshire resident Michelle Lovett.

Emotionally lost after losing her husband and attempting to hold her family together, this courageous woman strapped on a backpack, laced up her boots, and went on a quest to conquer her fears and escape a path of destruction.

We follow her from the valleys of Woodstock to the top of Mount Washington.

Learn about the struggles she faced and the help she found by meeting the challenges of winter hiking and climbing the 4000-footers of the White Mountains.

Want to be a hero?

Then don’t just read Rob Saint Laurent’s contribution, “Do You Have What It Takes to Save a Life?” Consider brushing up on CPR and other vital, emergency health intervention techniques. In researching this story, we found numerous accounts of regular people coming to the aid of heart attack, stroke, drowning, and choking victims.

It isn’t something many of us think about until one day we find ourselves in the situation. Our question to readers is, “Will you know how to react?” If so, you may be able to make a difference.

Naturally, you’ll find all of what you love about our magazine this month: luxurious real estate, art, design, and fashion— plus the best list of events found in any publication.

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ou’ll never hear a word like ordinary expressed by those who walk along the cobblestones of Center Street in the historic district of the New Bedford Seaport.

This enchanted way, once extending from the top of the slight hill to the docks located along the harbor, has been used extensively over the centuries, but remains in immaculate condition.

A gateway for the founding fathers of the Whaling City (many who made great fortunes in the business of sperm oil), as well as tradesmen and crafters, Center Street is perhaps the most photographed and idolized neighborhood on the SouthCoast of Massachusetts.

Its charm, the result of modern-day rehabilitation and restoration, has joined 19th-century architecture with newly designed improvements. Access and enhancements made along this central corridor—punctuated by new art installations—reflect a modernindustrial and historic union, which yields a distinct sophistication.

Tourists from around the world visit the port to retrace some of the steps taken by the men and women who have traveled down to the sea

with an interest in the exploration of oceans and foreign lands.

Center Street is distinctive, but more importantly, it is authentic and preserved. Those living and working in the area are anchored together by their love of history and the role it continues to play in drawing the curious.

There is a resurgence of interest in this destination, prompted by new expansion within the city center. Plans include new restaurants, a hotel, more boutiques, and a real estate office. With these changes, foot traffic is clearly on the rise and activity is steadily increasing.

Center Street intersects with a new pedestrian-friendly crosswalk, leading to a growing transportation hub with ferry service to Cuttyhunk, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Island.

Also, due to its centralized location, it’s only minutes away from glorious beaches, seasonal farmer’s markets, and a variety of farmto-table events scattered along the easy-to-reach countryside.

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Twenty-six Center Street has finally come to market. Just listed, an opportunity has arrived for someone who would like to be part of history, but spoiled by contemporary living.

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Its charm, the result of modern-day rehabilitation and restoration, has joined 19th-century architecture with newly designed improvements.

Access and enhancements made along this central corridor— punctuated by new art installations— reflect a modern-industrial and historic union, which yields a distinct sophistication.

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Once this property is transferred, the new owner will join the long list of recorded owners that fascinate and intrigue those who follow the home’s legacy—you will become part of the provenance of this unique home.

Twenty-six Center Street was constructed for Gilbert Russell. Born in 1760, he was a Quaker in addition to a successful whaling merchant. According to historical documents, Russell married Lydia Tallman, and they went on to produce five daughters while living about a dozen blocks away from Center Street, on the affluent byway known as County Street.

As for his rental property on Center Street, this three-story commercial building was leased to Gamaliel Bryant in 1822. In an article in the local newspaper at the time, the New Bedford Morning Mercury, Bryant announced that he was to move his goods to the location.

Later, in 1841, the property was rented to Mark B. Palmer for the manufacturing of tin, sheet iron, and copper products. This historic lineage included occupancy by Horace Humphrey & Co. and was finally used as a warehouse by the Lawrence Grinnell estate.

During the 20th century, the property, saved from the wrecking ball, was thoughtfully rehabilitated.

Old-world charm, accentuated by custom and modern conveniences, makes the appeal of this home irresistible.

As a home-business/studio space, it is an anchor to the local arts community, thereby adding to the aesthetically-pleasing neighborhood. Its gabled roof—parallel to the street—is complemented by three centrally-located, loft-loading docks, refurbished into portals which allow ocean breezes to waft through the brick and stone structure. The raw but beautiful interior walls are breathtaking

Amenities include a rooftop deck and fabulous views of New Bedford Harbor, the ocean and beyond

examples of the home’s timeless construction, with beams and architectural details encompassing each level of occupancy.

With the first floor offering a guest bedroom and bath, plus an office or study, it teases the senses as to what waits above.

On the second level is an eye-opening kitchen/dining area.

With large skylights, the room is cheerful yet chic. Pristine and contemporary, the appliances and amenities are in a manner expected at a price point of $975,000. Surrounded by granite and stainless steel, the caliber of this home boasts substantial value.

The master bedroom is comprised of a luxurious en-suite bath with soaking tub. Tastefully appointed, it exudes a big-city atmosphere within a small village footprint.

Atop this magnificent home is the loft living room. Complete with a fireplace, vaulted ceilings, skylights, and sliders to a roof deck (with views of the harbor and Buzzards Bay)—the hardwood floors, exposed stone, and custom details make this property a once-in-alifetime opportunity to own. H For more information or to make an appointment to tour this property, contact Will Milbury at 508-997-7400, or e-mail will@milburyre.com.

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From the custom finish work, state-of-the-art kitchen appliances, a top-of-the-line HVAC and mechanical system, to an elegant and practical, non-maintenance exterior, those searching for an impeccable combination of comfort and convenience will undoubtedly find this property a place to call home and raise a family.

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REACHING A MILESTONE Fusco & Four present the 20th Anniversary of the Boston International Fine Art Show

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rt and décor event producers Tony Fusco and Robert Four have announced the dates of their inspiring Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS).

Taking place October 20–23 at The Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts, in the South End, excitement is building for the Gala Preview scheduled for Thursday, October 20, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

This social affair kicks off a weekend-long event which provides cultural and educational discussions with exhibitors, in addition to an opportunity to purchase fine art from over 40 galleries from across the US—all in a climatecontrolled atmosphere.

This year’s beneficiary will be the Boston Athenæum on Beacon Hill.

“We are proud to welcome the Boston Athenæum as the Gala Preview Beneficiary for our 20th anniversary year,” notes Fusco.

“It is one of the oldest and most distinguished independent museums and libraries in the United States, founded in 1807; it continues to be a vibrant organization serving thousands of members and visitors each year.”

In response to the Gala announcement, Elizabeth E. Barker, the Boston Athenæum Stanford Calderwood director, said, “The Boston Athenæum is honored to be the beneficiary of BIFAS’ 2016 Gala Preview. The spirit of curiosity and inquiry that motivates institutional

collectors is the same that stirs private connoisseurs—individual collectors whose generosity shapes the holdings of organizations such as ours. For that reason, we feel a special kinship with all who will scour the booths of the Cyclorama, searching for their next great find.”

Located in one of Boston’s premier art and entertainment neighborhoods, the show has become a primary destination for thousands of fans who flock for a day or weekend to indulge their creative interests.

This year’s exhibitors will display more than 3,000 works of art for preview and sale—ranging from affordable pieces created by today’s most promising artists to museum-quality pieces from Old Masters. Designers and collectors of all ages will have the chance to discuss and benefit from consultation with experts in their related fields and specialties.

The show is widely known for its diversity and depth of content. Being the only show of its kind in New England, there are no restrictions on the type of work that may be included in the four-day exhibit.

According to one art collector and veteran guest of the BIFAS event, “The show always is amazing. The quality of the artwork and the knowledge of the exhibitors allow shopping for pieces a pleasure. I am thrilled to be able to see, touch, and debate the history or inspiration of different works. It’s all about the story of the art when I make a purchase.”

With all indicators promising renewed interest in art and collecting for the fall of 2016, the timing of this event is perfect. From an impromptu survey of art dealers and artists,

“THE SHOW ALWAYS IS AMAZING. THE QUALITY OF THE ARTWORK AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXHIBITORS ALLOW SHOPPING FOR PIECES A PLEASURE.”

there appears to be an increase in optimism within the industry. While the quantity of art has been consistent, the quality of purchases is on the rise.

“We are excited about the makeup of the show this year—ranging from traditional, museum-quality works to contemporary pieces by emerging, mid-career, and established artists,” comments Fusco. “Once again, we will be offering some captivating programs and guest speakers throughout the weekend in the Lecture Hall at the show.”

Palma Il Giovane, Saint Francis Attended by Three Angels, pen, brown ink, and wash, 11.9" x 9.8" Courtesy of Découvert Fine Art (MA)

All programs during the event are complimentary with show admission. The weekend show and sale takes place Friday, October 21 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, October 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A weekend ticket is $15, with children under 12 admitted free. Admission includes special complimentary programs, re-admission throughout the weekend, show catalog, and coat check. A bistro café and valet and discount parking are also available. –Linda Bertrum H The Cyclorama is also home to Fusco & Four’s Boston Home Décor Show, Nov. 17–20.

For information or directions, visit fineartboston.com or call 617-363-0405.

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A HISTORICAL PROFILE

Do Lord Remember Me:

THE BLACK CHURCH IN RHODE ISLAND

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o Lord Remember Me: The Black Church in Rhode Island is a groundbreaking exhibit of the 250-year history of the formation of the Black church in Rhode Island and its function as the community’s moral compass, town hall, and developer of artists, thinkers, and doers.

The exhibit tells the story through images and text of American firsts: the first free Black church–Newport; the first Black Episcopal church–Providence; the first piece of sacred music by an African– Newport Gardner; the first Baptist church in America–Newport; in addition to other initiatives by the culture.

African ritual merged with European ceremony are investigated and explained as they relate to the accomplishment of freedom, service, and survival.

Astonishing accounts of burial rites, music, foodways, politics, and pride show how African Americans forged a unique way out of slavery and religious restrictions to form houses of worship in Providence, South County, Newport, Bristol, and Woonsocket.

National figures such as Ezra Stiles, Alexander Crummell, Rev. Samuel Proctor, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Moses Brown emerge as major players in promoting, preserving, and protecting fundamental civil rights in Rhode Island.

The exhibition is made possible by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, sponsored by Opera Providence, and mounted by Stages of Freedom. The exhibit will show October 24 to November 14, 2016, at the Redwood Library & Athenæum, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI. –Linda Bertrum H For more information, call 401-847-0292 or visit bit.do/rememberme 24 October 2016

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1. Congregants outside Congdon Street Baptist Church. Providence, 1950s (image courtesy of Providence Public Library) 2. Alexander Crummell, priest at Christ Church, 1841-42, first Black Episcopal church in Rhode Island 3. Mahlon Van Horne, Pastor, Union Congregational Church, Newport, 1869-96

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26 October 2016

Memoirs of a Bad Luck Girl Educator and author Mai Donohue releases a powerful, true-life story, Crossing the Bamboo Bridge

by Steven Chan photography by Lucki Schotz

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n a modest home on a tree-lined street, steps from a calm estuary on this hot and humid day, I found myself sitting across from a petite, Vietnamese-American woman who displayed a nervous but inviting smile.

She, on the edge of an overstuffed sofa, and me in a straight-back kitchen chair—our knees nearly touching— I began the interview with a single question which had plagued my consciousness as I made the drive to the tony town of Barrington, Rhode Island.

As I leaned in, noticing her eyes fixed on mine, I asked, “Who is Mai Donohue?”

She suddenly became tense, stirred slightly, then quietly uttered, “I am Mai Donohue.”

While the context of her response didn’t appear significant at the moment, upon finishing her new book, Crossing the Bamboo Bridge: Memoirs of a Bad Luck Girl, I came to appreciate the strength it took for this woman to face me and take possession of her identity.

The difficult task of opening up to a complete stranger was proof that her effort in personal achievement, stemming from a commitment to wage battle in a lifelong search to become whole, was finalized.

Unsure how to respond, I said, “Tell me more.”

“Many years ago, I grew up in the Duc Pho, Vietnam, in the countryside,” she explained, “about 40 miles from where the My Lai massacre took place—in the Quang Ngai Province. My first memories are from the

moment I decided that I wanted to escape from my hamlet—I was only six years old.

My mother beat me as a result.”

While most children that age would be at a school playground, laughing with little to worry them, Donohue (her married name) was scouring the land for anything that would fill her tiny belly; hunger was a way of life.

During the same period, she was subjected to manual labor from morning to evening— as well as selecting sticks that her mother made her choose, in order to beat her in ritualistic fashion.

Viewed as a rebel by the people in her settlement, the young girl’s curiosity was bittersweet. While she had a thirst for more than an existence of servitude, each and every attempt to exert self-actualization was October 2016 27

met with humiliation and contempt by those around her; the regular use of violence was meant to curtail her efforts to become free from oppression—though it never produced the expected outcome.

Donohue contemplated self-rescue and leaving the dirt-poor village which held onto an ancient hierarchy where females were of the lowest rank, equal only to the animals they slaughtered for sustenance.

“We [women] were considered property.

As a girl I could be bought and sold—even used as a slave. Girls have little value in my culture; only men are worth something.

But I was lucky; my mother didn’t sell me.

Instead, I was promised to a man for marriage—someone I never met—at only 13 years old. My family would get money—a dowry—for my being passed on to him and his family; there, my job would be to work and take care of them.”

Under a poor excuse for a roof, Donohue was subjected to continuous disrespect and abuse—for no other reason than her womanhood.

“While I fought society, I could not change tradition; with my people, a woman is born to serve, not to be served. I was the first [woman] to ever object to the customs of my people.” From the example given in her memoir, she makes it clear there was a price to be paid for rejecting her station in life.

This inequity has not changed in the countryside of Vietnam. Among the farms and rice fields, the caste system remains firmly in place; life can be pure hell for those born of the wrong gender.

“I had no choice; if I hadn’t escaped my home at 16, I would have ended up dead,” Donohue said with a single tear sliding 28 October 2016

down her check. It was evident by her reaction that she was reliving each terrible episode she shared with me; most tales were in such graphic detail that I was hesitant to visualize the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of the people who should have loved her the most.

“Once, I told my husband that I did not want to be with him; this caused him to beat me severely,” she explained. “I went home to my mother, and she told me to go back. She said, ‘You are his property; you are no longer my child.’”

Donohue eventually gave birth to a son named Han—the result of marital rape, which was not considered a crime.

The author, in bone-chilling detail, described how her father-in-law, frustrated with her rebellion and rejection of his son, gave the order: “She must die.” Then he and his

son viciously attacked Donohue with long bamboo poles and left her for dead along the side of the road. Barely alive, she suffered multiple wounds; most lethal was the gaping hole in her head. It was then that she realized she had to leave for good.

Penniless, and without any support or sympathy, this teenage mother picked up her child and walked across the bamboo bridge in search of freedom.

With crisp and accurate recall, Donohue told me about the terror she experienced while living on the streets in the crowded city of Saigon.

“We were starving; we had nothing to eat and my child was very sick. I even thought about bringing Han to an orphanage, but the sight of it made me realize that it was worse than where we came from.”

Destitute, Donohue and her son crouched on a street corner, when suddenly, she felt objects hit her head.

Apparently mistaken for beggars, someone had dropped change on them (in a demeaning fashion). Nevertheless, she was able to buy food that night and stop the pains of hunger, as well as treat her son to the medicine he urgently required.

But it wasn’t enough.

Finally, life in the back alleys of the city had taken its toll, and Donohue made the trek back to the country, having full knowledge that she would be a pariah within her hamlet and once again face physical and emotional torture by those around her.

Vietnam was at war, with the North and South growing farther apart. The Viet Cong were recruiting men, women, and

children to build their guerrilla units.

“The army was becoming very aggressive and they wanted me to join, but I refused,” Donohue recollects. Training was taking place in the mountains, with everyone required to participate.

It wasn’t long before Donohue had to face her fate. “I had three choices: I could join the fight, I could return to my husband and be abused, or I could leave my son in the care of my mother and once again run away,” she explained.

That night, after the Viet Cong left her home, she packed what little belongings she had and left the place she once called home— but this time without her beloved son.

With a torn heart, young Donohue escaped before sunrise, not knowing that it would be 20 long years before she would see her son again.

“You must understand, a choice is what you make, not what someone makes for you.”

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Now with six children and many grandchildren, Mai and her husband, retired US Navy Lieutenant Bernard (Brian) Donohue, appear to be as much in love today as they were when they first met as young adults in Vietnam.

Compounding the hurt and feelings of worthlessness was the fact that Donohue was without an identity. She traveled without papers, which meant she was subject to arrest. Without a birth certificate, she was nonexistent. Unable to be observed and tracked by the authorities, she was considered an enemy of the state, with a prison term as her likely end.

“I changed my name many times to avoid arrest; I could not work and was in constant fear of police,” she told me.

Donohue spent about eight years in Saigon working various underground jobs, often in a gated residence as a maid—which in some cases turned out to be nothing more than slave labor. Her meals consisted of sucking the bones of fish left behind by employers— while working nearly 20 hours each day.

When she grew tired of the domestic abuse, she reverted to the illegal trade of selling currency to the Americans who occupied her land. She explained that there 30 October 2016

wasn’t much profit to be earned, but enough to buy her a couple of spoons of rice, or a piece of old bread from peasants.

“I did whatever I had to do so I could survive,” she said. “It was very bad for me, but things did change when my godmother helped me in many ways.”

The rest of Donohue’s written tale takes numerous twists and turns, leaving the reader unable to put the book down. This amazing account of monumental courage and unyielding tenacity has to be one of the finest reads I can recall in a decade.

Now with six children and many grandchildren, Mai and her husband, retired US Navy Lieutenant Bernard (Brian) Donohue, appear to be as much in love today as they were when they first met as young adults in Vietnam.

And while this story has a happy ending, there remain some painful memories.

When asked about her mother and whether she is still alive, Donohue told

me that she has passed. I then pressed and asked what her last words were to her mother—the woman who systematically beat her, leaving scars which she carries with her today.

With her eyes filled with tears, she raised a tissue and softly said, “I love you.”

Choked up by the answer, I had a difficult time fathoming her unconditional love in spite of her life of misery. I was further amazed by her next statement: “You must understand, a choice is what you make, not what someone makes for you.”

My deepest appreciation goes out to this wife, mother, grandmother, educator, neighbor, and friend. Mai, you are an inspiration to everyone who is fortunate enough to meet you or read your story of survival. H Crossing the Bamboo Bridge: Memoirs of a Bad Luck Girl is available by visiting maigoodness.com or at bit.do/maidonohue

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hiking to heal

Through Blood, Sweat, and Tears A New Hampshire woman’s quest to find strength and inner peace on the peaks of the White Mountains

By Natalie Miller / Photography by Lucki Schotz

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tanding at the top of Mount Washington, Michelle Lovett looks out over the vast, breathtaking landscape of New Hampshire with tears in her eyes. A little worse for the wear and certainly tired after the long trek up the 6,288foot mountain, the 49-year-old mother of four knew her tears weren’t of sadness but of pure elation. Not only did she make it to the top, she did it on her own—and with each step, her inner strength rose higher as she neared her goal of the day.

Lovett has had many defining moments like this over the past year as she has faced her demons head-on and gained control over her healing by setting out to complete each of the forty-eight 4,000-footer hikes in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. With every victory, she has similarly stood, triumphant in her climb and one step further away from her past and the broken person she once was.

Lovett has had many defining moments as she has faced her demons head-on and gained control over her healing by setting out to complete each of the forty-eight 4,000-footer hikes in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Nine years ago, Lovett’s husband died in a car crash. Suddenly she was alone and heartbroken, and over the next several years found herself in a series of unhealthy relationships. She endured physical abuse at the hands of partners who were dependent on both alcohol and drugs.

“I was always getting into the wrong situation,” she says.

Meanwhile, she was also working to keep her family afloat in the wake of her husband’s death. They suffered another loss five years later when her stepson overdosed on drugs. This death hit her youngest son particularly hard, as he had grown close to his brother after their father died.

“I was trying to keep my family together; we were all broken,” she says.

“Everyone was suffering, and I was not stable at home.”

Lovett finally reached her breaking point three years ago. The latest in the string of bad men was an alcoholic, and her stress level was affecting her physically. “I was not healthy. I needed to find peace.”

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A friend proposed they go on a hike together at Mount Monadnock. That got Lovett thinking. She went on a few more hikes, relishing the outdoors. At first, she went alone—“I wanted to see if I could do it,” she says. And with each small hike, she could feel her confidence growing.

When a hiker friend suggested she try some bigger trails in the White Mountains, she was initially afraid. She suffers from a chronic kidney defect, which she explains she wasn’t managing well at the time, and it caused her to experience intense cramping while hiking.

She was skeptical whether she could do more strenuous hikes, but her sister introduced her to electrolyte powder to add to her water. It proved successful in eliminating most of the cramping, so she decided to give the White Mountains a try.

It was October 2015. After several breakups and reconciles, for the final time she walked away from that unhealthy relationship and took her first real step toward self-healing and empowerment.

On the trail

She set out to hike the NH48 but first warmed up with the four-mile Welch-Dickey Loop Trail. It’s a short walk, but worth the effort in the view, she explains. Along the way, she briefly lost the trail. Alone and unsure of what direction to turn, she started to break down emotionally.

“It suddenly occurred to me: I wasn’t just lost on the trail, I was lost in life,” she recalls. Without her husband, who was she? Lovett had sought every distraction to avoid facing the truth that she didn’t know herself, but this journey was her chance for personal discovery.

She wiped her tears and set out again, picking up the trail and getting on her way.

A believer in signs—most which remind her of her late husband—she saw several that day, she says. The first was a dog who kept running up to her along the trail.

“It felt like he was leading me,” she says.

She also looks for heart-shaped rocks on her hikes; they remind her of her husband, who once gave her such a rock as a gift.

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“It suddenly occurred to me: I wasn’t just lost on the trail, I was lost in life.” Lovett had sought every distraction to avoid facing the truth that she didn’t know herself, but this journey was her chance for personal discovery.

took off for her first of the NH48—Mount Moosilauke. Again, Lovett found herself lost and alone. This time, her phone ran out of power, and she was surrounded by the wilderness of the White Mountains.

“It was terrifying,” she says. “I tried to stay calm, but in the end, I persevered and found a road.”

This hike proved to be her first personal victory; not only had she found her way out, but also discovered great personal strength.

From that moment, she was hooked, and she vowed to finish all 48 hikes. Most people take years to complete those hikes, but Lovett dedicated the next year of her life to her pursuits. Instead of taking the winter off like most, she trekked full steam ahead; she bought herself better gear, including spike shoes and warmer clothes, and joined Facebook hiking groups to find other people to accompany her on the wintery trails.

As a hater of winter, like many New Englanders, Lovett would often spend months sitting indoors. But not this year, she decided; she was not going to stay home and vegetate—she was going to be courageous.

“I learned a lot about myself,” she says of those winter months on the trails.

“There were some pretty crazy hikes.”

The larger mountains tested her both physically and mentally—but she continued, meeting each challenge and risk head-on as she checked each trail off her list. Most of her hikes were between 8–10 hours long, and many were under icy conditions and extremely high winds. During her hike of Franconia Ridge, she was met with snowy, almost blizzard-like weather. With visibility low, it was nearly impossible to see the markers on the trail. She was hiking that day with a new friend from a Facebook hiking group, and at one point he got ahead of her on the path upward.

“He was walking in the wrong direction,” she recalls. “I was screaming at him, but with the wind, he couldn’t hear me. As I tried to catch up with him, I was sinking into the snow.”

She knew if she didn’t catch him they would lose the trail and would likely not make it out alive. She pushed on through the snow, screaming his name and finally he turned. They redirected and continued their trek upward.

“That was a very real moment,” she says.

“We could have died.”

Another harrowing hike was climbing Mount Carrigain. Half a mile into the trail, she and her hike partner came across an ice floe, and as they tried to cross, he lost his footing and fell, sliding back down the mountain. As she leaned over to help, Lovett also slipped and landed headfirst.

With banged up forehead, a broken finger, and broken nose, she refused to quit.

“I said I’m not going to go home and sit and be mad I didn’t finish,” she recalls.

Once she was bandaged up, they continued and completed the 11-hour trek, arriving at the top at 1:30 in the morning.

A few days later, still with a bandaged finger and a black eye, she tackled Wildcat Mountain—and a few days after that, finished Carter Mountain.

Each time she fell, she’d get back up and take another determined step; Wildcat and Carter were tough, as they were very icy and steep, but as this new climber reached each

In September Michelle completed the last of the forty-eighth 4,000-footer hikes in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

peak, she would often pause and let out a flow of tears. Lovett shares the emotions of her expeditions when she says, “I feel so proud to make it to the top.”

She took a break from hiking for a few months as her youngest son was about to graduate high school, and during that time made the decision to begin her life over; she packed up and moved out of her home in Merrimack, New Hampshire, up to the White Mountains, settling in North Woodstock.

Now 10 minutes from most of the trails, Lovett says, “My life is my own.”

By September 2016, Lovett was set to finish all 48 hikes and says she met a lot of amazing people along the way. Most started out at an unfortunate point in their lives, just as Lovett had.

Finding peace and strength

Before she took up hiking, Lovett’s life was completely out of control. She endured an abusive childhood and had found herself right back in that world after the loss of her husband.

I know I’m going in the right direction, and am in such a good place now.”

“I was doing it all wrong,” she says. “I needed to change what I was doing. Hiking makes me feel powerful.

“Last year, I was totally broken; I wasn’t sure I could survive life on my own,” she continues. “Now I know I can do it. This journey has been a total transformation.”

Since last October, she has remained single and concentrated on challenging herself on the trails. She has also documented her triumphs on Facebook to tell her story and has learned others are finding strength in her journey.

And through all this, she hasn’t given up on finding love again.

“I am focused on mending myself so one day I’ll attract a stable partner,” she says. “I no longer wallow; I focus on the positive, and am excited about my strength and how far I’ve come. I know I’m going in the right direction, and am in such a good place now.”

She plans to continue hiking— next in the mountains of Maine and Vermont, then New York to hike the Adirondack Mountains, then back to New Hampshire to hike the Presidential Range.

Lovett also wants to begin to traverse, doing overnight hikes for two to three days at a time, eventually continuing to her ultimate goal—making the six-month, 2,160-mile trek across the Appalachian Trail.

By then, she hopes she will have found someone to take that challenge alongside her. But for now, she remains determined to continue on her path to inner strength, desiring along the way to inspire others to soldier on through the pain and loss, as she has.

“You can go down a wrong road and still get your life back,” she says. H October 2016 37

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INVEST

IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT YOU RETIRED WHEN THE STOCK MARKET IS HIGH AND INTEREST RATES ARE LOW

by Tim Hayes

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ou just retired. Along with a great career, you have built up a substantial 401(k) balance. It took a while, but you got the hang of investing in equities: never comfortable with the ups and downs, but always focusing on long-term growth.

Suddenly you need income, not growth— what can you do?

Over the years, bonds have yielded mixed success; with interest rates close to zero, where do you go for income?

The Department of Labor’s new Fiduciary Rule may result in more people keeping their 401(k)s with their former employers. However, the question remains: Can you get the income you need from yours?

As many employers have yet to adapt to the new rule—and still steer their employees’ 401(k) choices toward stock funds to grow their accounts, rather than bonds funds to distribute the accounts—many retirees are faced with uncertainty.

Moreover, today, with the 10-year US Treasury Bond yielding just 1.6 percent, bonds hardly seem to be the place to go for income— even though, so far this year, they have provided investors with decent total returns. For example, the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is up 5.6 percent for the year. Total return combines the interest rate with the bond’s change in price: Bonds go up in price when interest rates fall.

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of three major indexes of over two percent across the board. This decline was significant and raises the question of how the market will react if interest rates are increased.

The result of such action could push rates higher on any new bonds issued; it could also increase the rates at which banks pay savers.

But when interest rates go up, the value of existing bonds drops. This leaves retirees with a low interest rate (one to two percent) and a bond portfolio decreasing in value—so your total return is no longer five percent, but negative.

Many retirees, frustrated by low rates, have put money earmarked for bonds into stocks, hoping the dividends plus growth will provide sufficient income.

The problem today is that the stock market, as measured by CAPE or the Q Ratio, is anywhere from 50–70 percent overvalued.

This does not mean it cannot continue to go higher; it can, and it has. (It was more overpriced during the late ‘90s Internet boom and the roaring ‘20s than it is today.)

High stock prices do present more risk than, say, in 2008, when the stock market was at fair value. High stock prices also exasperate the problem with a stock-centric retirement portfolio. If the market drops and you withdraw principal as income, that money is no longer in your portfolio when the market rebounds.

The financial services industry has adapted to this low-interest-rate environment. It has done so by building products for it, some of which provide you with income guarantees.

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LIVING WELL

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ONSIDERING PERSONAL RESCUE

Ralph Harms was 78 years old when he experienced clinical death and beat the odds.

While watching football in 2009, Harms turned to his son Joe after a commercial on CPR and asked if he was certified. When his son responded in the negative, Harms invited him to the living room floor for an impromptu practicum on chest compressions. It was a harbinger of things to come.

On July 30, 2013, Harms was playing golf with his friend, Doug, and his son. By all accounts, it was a good day. However, the last thing Harms remembers was emoting over a great shot before awakening in a hospital three days later—the casualty of sudden cardiac arrest akin to a “light switch being turned off without warning.”

Remembering the steps he was taught four years earlier, Joe immediately went to work on his father while Doug dialed 911. Harms’s heart had started and stopped three times, with paramedics en route and Joe maintaining life support.

By the grace of God, through the wherewithal of Doug and Joe, Harms became a living testimony.

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BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

Harms had watched the right game and was in the right company at the right time.

Though there are many CPR “save” stories similar to the one above by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association states that the reality is a person has a 10-percent chance (give or take) of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

According to the AHA, some 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur each year in the US, as the leading cause of death, with 70 percent happening in homes. One’s best chance at survival depends on receiving immediate bystander care before professional

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help arrives. But, this only occurs in about 46 percent of cases.

Thus, there is a growing public health need for lifesaving training, particularly with an aging population and ever-present threat of a state or national emergency where medical services may become overwhelmed and families placed in jeopardy if unprepared.

The American Medical Association defines basic life support (BLS) as either 1) preventing respiratory or circulatory arrest through prompt recognition-action, or 2) supporting the ventilation of someone in respiratory arrest through rescue breathing or cardiac arrest through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Its purpose is to manually supply oxygen to the brain and heart until advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) can be administered by emergency medical professionals. BLS is a critical stop-gap measure to preventing brain damage after three minutes without oxygen, and brain death after about six minutes.

The AMA states that the highest rate of survival in respiratory arrest is when rescue breathing is administered promptly. Likewise, hospital discharge likelihood for cardiac accidents is highest when BLS is performed within four minutes of an attack and ACLS within eight minutes.

KEEPING THE BEAT: “CARDIO” RESUSCITATION

CPR has continually evolved as researchers and practitioners learn more and streamline the process for maximum efficacy.

The AHA currently recommends a hands-only approach to CPR for those untrained, or for many who are skilled but find themselves rusty. Emergency medicine author Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, explains that the rationale for deleting mouth-to-mouth and promoting compressions-only is reducing fear. In a medical crisis, says Wedro, people who try to help do make a difference, and the result is that patients survive.1-2 Research has shown that there is often enough oxygen in the bloodstream for the brain and other organs to live until trained personnel arrive—provided the blood is circulated, with compression-only CPR allowing for uninterrupted circulation.3 Below is the entire emergency protocol, from victim discovery forward, as outlined by the Mayo Clinic and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.4-5

Assess the scene. First, determine whether the person is conscious or unconscious by tapping the shoulder and asking loudly, “Are you okay?” If unresponsive and the first responder is alone, call 911 immediately and then begin CPR. If suffocation such as drowning is suspected, however, first perform CPR for one minute before calling 911.

AED. An automatic external defibrillator is a portable device that checks heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to restore normality. If an AED is immediately available, move the person to a dry area if necessary before turning on the AED’s power. Follow the machine’s verbal instructions for set-up. The victim’s chest will need to be exposed for shock pad placement, with excessive body hair trimmed (a toolkit is included) and metallic objects removed (necklace, underwire bras). Be sure that the pads are at least one inch away from any implantable medical device such as a pacemaker—the outline of which will be visible on the skin—and that the electrodes/pads are connected to the AED. If needed, the AED will prompt the rescuer to press the shock button before starting or resuming CPR. If the AED isn’t readily available, perform two minutes of CPR before checking the victim with the device.

Compressions. To restore blood circulation, begin by placing the victim on his/her back on a firm surface. Kneeling next to the person’s neck and shoulders, place the heel of one hand over the

Video demonstrations can be readily found online, as with the next section. Keep in mind, also, that by dialing 911 right away, a dispatcher can guide the rescuer in real time. center of the victim’s chest between the nipples. Place the other hand on top of the first hand, keeping the elbows locked in a straight position and shoulders directly above the hands. Using upper body weight, press down on the chest at least two inches and at a pace of about 100 compressions per minute until EMS arrival. A handy mnemonic is that 100 compressions per minute happen to match the beat of the old Bee Gees’ hit “Stayin’ Alive.” Note: for children ages 1 through 8, use one hand to perform chest compressions. For infants, imagine a horizontal line drawn between the nipples. Place two fingers directly below this line, gently compressing the chest about 1.5 inches.

Video demonstrations can be readily found online, as with the next section. Keep in mind, also, that by dialing 911 right away, a dispatcher can guide the rescuer in real time.

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The Red Cross teaches a “five-and-five” approach to choking first aid: five back blows between the shoulder blades with the heel of the hand with the person bent forward, alternated with five abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) until the blockage is dislodged.6 Heimlich thrusts consist of the following steps: 1) Stand behind the person, wrapping one’s arms around the victim’s waist and tipping the person slightly forward. 2) Make a fist with one hand positioned slightly above the person’s navel. 3) Grasp the fist with the other hand, pressing hard into the abdomen with a quick upward thrust, as if trying to lift the person.

Should the victim become unconscious, careful removal of the object should be attempted using a finger sweep to the back of the throat after laying the victim on his/her back. If unsuccessful, chest compressions/CPR should be initiated with periodic mouth checks.

The Heimlich alone is effective and can also be performed on oneself using the same fist motion, or by thrusting against the edge of a hard surface such as a chair, table/countertop, or railing.

If one is alone, the AHA recommends performing the Heimlich on a victim before dialing 911, but calling 911 before attempting first aid on oneself.

No doubt, Ralph Harms would recommend formal first aid training for everyone—which this writing isn’t intended to replace.

For AHA-accredited programs, go to cpr.heart.org. H Rob Saint Laurent, MEd is the author of FitWorks! http://www.medicinenet.com/cpr_guidelines/views.htm

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Rea TD, Fahrenbruch C, Culley L, Donohoe RT, Hambly C, Innes J, Bloomingdale M, Subido C, Romines S, Eisenberg M (2010). CPR with Chest Compressions Alone or with Rescue Breathing. New England Journal of Medicine, 363, 423-33.

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reeping into awareness, as just a feeling here and there at first, is a realization that is met with dread.

It does not fully bloom until years into the relationship, once the ecstatic honeymoon phase has faded.

The relationship takes daily effort now. Falling out of love is an experience that strikes terror into the hearts of partners in stable relationships. Is there any lover, partner, or spouse who doesn’t fear the words, “I love you but am not in love with you?”

Grappling to make sense out of this upsetting emotional development, an out-of-love partner grieves the loss of loving feelings and may experiment with gaining them back—only to slip deeper into this loveless hole. Announcing it to the partner may seem like an afterthought, though it marks the beginning of a new, tortuous chapter. How can one stay together where no love feelings exist?

The disappearance of love and passionate feelings seems mysterious. To an out-of-love partner, a quick appraisal of the other will find plentiful qualities, characteristics, and habits suitable for blame for love’s abandonment. The obvious conclusion is that the other was simply the wrong partner-choice. If my partner were more attentive, patient, sexy, or just not so annoying. This external search for causes feels natural and is the path of least resistance; harder is the introspection. Plumbing the emotional depths seems fruitless; defenses and years’ worth of repression represent formidable barriers to a diligent search. With the emotional gates firmly shut, there may be nothing visible as a cause.

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development. The surface layers of the emotional personality have eroded, uncovering unresolved hurts and associated anger of events long past.

The convenient conclusion is that the partner and partner imperfections are the cause; the easiest corrective action for an out-of-love partner is to get rid of the relationship to get rid of the pain. The more he or she ruminates on internal dissatisfaction, the desire to get away from the other grows more intense and urgent. For many, the quickest way to stop the emotional pain is to find a new lover who sparks the ecstasy of new love. Love is the best anti depressant.

However, the lack of love we feel or experience is always about us.

Blaming the other is easy, but our challenge is to meet every situation with love and acceptance. By rejecting the other, an out-of-love partner fails to practice the life lessons the relationship is trying to teach.

If we have fallen out of love, we have blocked access to our true nature.

Our love relationships, if we allow them, will teach us to be emotional adults; they have the potential to expand our capacity for real love. The lessons can be uncomfortable; the medicine may be bitter.

Character strengths are the hallmark of maturity. Love relationships cannot be ruled by emotion—otherwise, they will be inconsistent and unstable. Until we switch to a perspective in which love is realized not as a feeling but as a choice expressed in action, we will be vulnerable to the uncomfortable emotions that convince us that our love is gone. Loving our partner only when we feel like it or when the other seems to deserve it is a narrow, incomplete perspective which almost guarantees relationship failure. The broader view is that love is our very essence and that if it seems gone, we accept that we have blocked it. Owning such a responsibility begins the journey toward an unconditional kind of love. H Andrew Aaron, LICSW is a relationship and sex therapist who practices in the New Bedford Seaport.

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By Ronan Noone, directed by MJ Bruder Munafo. mvplayhouse.org 2nd Story Theatre Oct. 9–25, 2016 | Buyer & Cellar

by Jonathan Tolins Through Oct. 18, 2016 | Dangerous Corner by J.B. Priestley Nov. 20–Dec. 20, 2016 | Story Theater by Paul Sills Nov. 13–Dec. 6, 2016 | Neighborhood Watch by Alan Ayckbourn 28 Market St., Warren, RI 2ndstorytheatre.com

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The Little Theatre of Fall River presents Hairspray Oct. 13–16, 2016 Performance at Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA littletheatre.net.

MUSIC Opening Night Planets & Price Oct. 1, 2016 Pilgrim Hall Museum, 75 Court St. & Memorial Hall, 83 Court St., Plymouth, MA Pre-concert soiree and talk. plymouthphil.org The Art Complex Museum Oct. 2, 2016 | The Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble, flute, violin, cello, harp Nov. 6, 2016 | Eclatant Trio, cello, violin, piano 189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA artcomplex.org

gala events 2nd Annual Sip to Support— A Wine Tasting Benefits the Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County Oct. 8, 2016 | 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Crestwood Country Club Rehoboth, MA Join us for an evening of select wines from the most prestigious vineyards around the globe. Wines will be expertly paired with elegantly crafted hors d’oeuvres that will surely wow your palate! Event proceeds will benefit victims of child abuse. cacofbc.org/upcoming-events 50th Anniversary Gala Oct. 15, 2016 Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Ave., Norwalk, CT Black-tie 1960s-themed event celebrating the decade the Mansion was spared from demolition and open to the public. lockwoodmathewsmansion.com 62 October 2016

20th Anniversary Boston International Fine Art Show Oct. 20–23, 2016 The Cyclorama Boston Center for the Arts 539 Tremont St., Boston, MA Gala Preview, Weekend Show and Sale; fineartboston.com

A Show House of “Silver Screen” Inspired Tablescapes Designed to Delight & Inspire Opening Gala Preview Party Nov. 10, 2016 | 6:00–8:00 p.m.

The Rotch Jones Duff House & Garden Museum rjdmuseum.org/calendar

33rd Annual Taste of Newport Oct. 30, 2016 Newport, RI childandfamilyri.com

7th Annual “Shades of Hope” Gala Nov. 18, 2016 Four Seasons Hotel 200 Boylston St. Boston, MA Presented by the Melanoma Foundation of New England; mfne.org

Boston Home Décor Show Gala Nov. 17, 2016 Gala Preview to benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, and Community Research Initiative of New England.

The Cyclorama Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., Boston, MA. Gala Preview, Weekend Show, and Sale. For more information bostonhomedecorshow.com

Whistler House Museum of Art’s Annual Holiday Party!

Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the evening will continue with a live auction, silent auction, and a raffle. 243 Worthen St. Lowell, MA; whistlerhouse.org

MUSEUMS Gilded Metropolis Study Day: Newporters at Home—in New York Oct. 21, 2016 The Breakers Stable & Carriage House, Coggeshall Ave. Newport, RI 1:30–5:00 p.m.

The ABCs of Dahlias Oct. 22, 2016 Green Animals Topiary Garden, 380 Cory’s Lane, Portsmouth, RI 10:00 a.m. Space is limited. newportmansions.org “In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows” Through Nov. 6, 2016 The Museum of Russian Icons 230 Union St., Clinton, MA museumofrussianicons.org Firearms of Famous People: From Target Shooters to Presidents Through April 23, 2017 Springfield Museums 21 Edwards St., Springfield, MA Exhibit includes pistols owned by Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. springfieldmuseums.org

The Rotch Jones Duff House & Garden Museum Tablescapes Open House Days Nov. 11–13 | 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Fundraiser event. Order a custom wreath from the RJD Greens Workshop. Enjoy a demonstration by floral designer Rachael Sirois on how to make versatile decorative holiday accents for centerpieces and hostess gifts, Nov. 12 at 9:15 a.m.

Music in the Parlors with the Spindle City River Rats December 12 | 1:00 pm This popular group of musicians returns to the RJD parlors for a performance of their eclectic blend of bluegrass, old-time, and folksy music with some holiday tunes mixed in.

Enjoy refreshments; no fee.

ANTIQUES The Main Line Antiques Show Oct. 1 & 2, 2016 Cabrini University 610 King of Prussia Rd. Radnor, PA Opening night party Sept. 30, 2016 mainlineantiquesshow.com Skinner Oct. 7 | European Furniture & Decorative Arts** Oct. 13 | Discovery Interiors* Oct. 6–14 | Interiors online* Oct. 13–21 | Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets online** Oct. 27 | Militaria, Clocks & Science* Oct. 28 | Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments* Oct. 30 | Fine Books & Manuscripts** Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers *Auction House, 274 Cedar Hill St. Marlborough, MA 01752 **63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA skinnerinc.com

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ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show Oct. 8 & 9, 2016 Deerfield Academy 7 Boyden Lane, Deerfield, MA Columbus Day Weekend adadealers.com New York Art, Antique & Jewelry Show Nov. 9–13, 2016 Pier 94, 12th Ave. at 55th St., NY, NY Presented by the Palm Beach Show

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jccafefallriver.com Group announcing a promotional partnership with the British Antique Dealers Association; nyfallshow.com Greater Boston Antique & Collectible Toy Show & Sale Dec. 4, 2016 55 Ariadne Rd., Dedham, MA bostontoyshow.com Washingon Winter Show Jan. 13–15, 2017 | Preview: Jan. 12 The Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC washingtonwintershow.org

Winter Antiques Show Jan. 20–29, 2017 Opening Night | Jan. 19, 2017 Park Avenue Armory Park Avenue at 67th Street New York City winterantiquesshow.com

BOOK/LECTURES Newport Art Museum Oct. 20, 2016 | “Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted”

by Justin Martin

Nov. 17, 2016 | “Calvert Vaux and Touro Park: Did Calvert Vaux design the 1855 landscaping plan and the 18971 Music Stand?” by James Alan Egan 76 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI Monthly meetings: Read, bring lunch and discuss; newportartmuseum.org The Sense of Reckoning: An Ann Kinnear Suspense Novel Oct. 27, 2016 Jesup Memorial Library 34 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME Talk and signing with author Matty Dalrymple; jesuplibrary.org

Blithewold’s 2016 Gala Highlights

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lithewold’s Gala, its largest fundraising event, is held every other year. This year on Saturday, August 13, the event titled The Grand Tour celebrated 19-year-old Marjorie Van Wickle’s 1903– 1904 European adventure that began aboard the S.S. Deutschland, one of the finest luxury liners of the time.

Despite the sweltering heat, a grand time was had by all. Music, dinner and a breathtaking view of Narragansett Bay at sunset created the perfect setting for the Gala’s 410 guests. Net proceeds from The Grand Tour

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Gala totaled $180,000 and will benefit the preservation of the Mansion and Blithewold’s 33-acre landscape, as well as of the Van Wickle family’s history. The Gala took place on the Great Lawn at Blithewold.

Honoree: Champlin Foundations, one of the largest foundations in Rhode Island, which provides millions of dollars in capital support to social services agencies, historical societies, libraries, the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, and YMCAs. Gala Event Co-Chairs: Melinda and Johnathon Birs of Bristol, RI. Johnathon serves on the board of directors at Blithewold.

Master of Ceremony and Auctioneer: Mark Searles, chief meteorologist for NBC 10. Mark and his wife live in the East Bay with their three daughters.

Blithewold, formerly home to the Van Wickle family, is a 45-room English-style manor filled with family heirlooms, framed by a series of lovely gardens and arboretum on Narragansett Bay. Blithewold’s mission is to preserve New England’s finest garden estate through excellence in horticulture and historic preservation, and by our example to teach and inspire others. For more information please visit blithewold.org.

A History of the American Lighthouse Oct. 27, 2016 Wellesley Free Library 530 Washington St., Wellesley, MA With local author and historian Eric Jay Dolin; wellesleyfreelibrary.org Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair Oct. 28–30, 2016 Hynes Convention Center bostonbookfair.com Rembrandt Today: Six Lectures By John Walsh Oct. 28, 2016 | Rembrandt’s Debut in Amsterdam Nov. 4, 2016 | Rembrandt the Dramatist and the Heart of the Matter Nov. 11, 2016 | The “Most Bizarre Manner”; Rembrandt’s Etchings Nov. 18, 2016 | Rembrandt Presents Himself Dec. 2, 2016 | Rembrandt’s Syndics and His Later Portraits Dec. 8, 2016 | The Jewish Bride: Rembrandt’s Surfaces and Depths Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, CT artgallery.yale.edu Baby Birds: An Artist Looks Into the Nest Dec. 9, 2016 Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex St., Salem, MA Book signing follows program with author Julie Zickefoose; pem.org

ART EXHIBITIONS Dedee Shattuck Gallery Oct. 1, 2016 | Artists’ Reception: Works in Glass featuring paintings by Severin Haines Oct. 8, 2016 | Festival: A celebration of the Macomber Turnip!

Nov. 14, 2016 | Artists’ Reception: Small Works 2016 1 Partners’ Lane, Westport, MA; dedeeshattuckgallery.com 37th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition and Sale Oct. 1–Dec. 31, 2016 Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Ave. Mystic, CT Recent works of more than 100 awardwinning marine artists from around the world; mysticseaport.org

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Artists Make Art Oct. 15 Super Moon Paddle Oct. 19 Brewmaster Inn Party: Cottrell Brewery Oct. 21–22 OH! Spa Wellness Weekend Oct. 30 Movie Night: Robin Hood 1 Bluff Ave. Watch Hill, RI Signature events throughout the season; oceanhouseri.com

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9th Annual Martha’s Vineyard Food & Wine Festival Oct. 13–16, 2016 Martha’s Vineyard, MA “Signature Events & Small Batch Experiences, Winemaker Cellar Series & Pop-Up Dinners” Presented by the Edgartown Board of Trade. A portion of the proceeds benefit Island Grown Schools and the Agricultural Society’s Farmers Program; mvfoodandwine.com 33rd Annual “Taste of Newport” Oct. 30, 2016 Hotel Viking 1 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI childandfamilyri.com

Weekapauginn Inn 25 Spray Rock Rd., Westerly, RI 02891 Special Epicurean Adventure & Spa Getaway offers for every season. weekapauginn.com

10th Annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride Oct. 2, 2016 Starts: Little Compton, Westport, Newport Restaurant Week Rochester, and Falmouth Nov. 4–13, 2016 Finish: 71 Quissett Harbor, Woods Newport and Bristol counties, Hole, MA Rhode Island; discovernewport.org “Bike for Clean Water,” solo, team, and family ride options.

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