Ruth Zakarin

Ruth Zakarin

Gun violence prevention advocate and trauma clinician, I write to discharge my agitation about the world. Avid knitter, cat lady, and grayvangelist. Oh and I box.
13
May
A reflection after Mother’s Day

A reflection after Mother’s Day

I am thinking about mothers and I am thinking about their children. And I am thinking about all of the
4 min read
03
May
When the government thinks abortion pills are scarier than guns

When the government thinks abortion pills are scarier than guns

On safety in the era of Trump
6 min read
19
Apr
It’s the guns. It’s the domestic violence.

It’s the guns. It’s the domestic violence.

On the minimization of domestic violence in our society
5 min read
05
May
Trump standing at the podium at the University of Alabama with the numbers 45 and 47 behind him.

Roll Tide? Nope, Roll Trump

It’s graduation season. A time for words of inspiration offered to newly minted graduates about to embark on the
5 min read
21
Apr
Coming soon

Coming soon

This is Dot Connecting, a brand new site by Ruth Zakarin that's just getting started. Things will be
15
Apr

The Discomfort of Passover 2025

This was the first time I have hosted a Seder since my dad died on Thanksgiving of 2023. Last year
5 min read
02
Apr

A lament

A note: I wrote a much shorter version of this post as a Substack note a few days ago. Almost
3 min read
21
Mar

Trump: the one man crime spree

And I’m not talking about his felony convictions
5 min read
24
Feb

Powerful Women and the Men Who Hate Them

This was another doozy of a week in Trump 2.0, and it’s impossible to notice every drop of
5 min read
11
Feb

On the “protection” of women

Donald Trump, Abuser-in-Chief - Part 3
6 min read