Feeling the Anger, You Were Denied in Childhood
Anger is a healthy emotion that all humans experience. Anger is a way for us to tell if we are in danger and allows us to respond quickly. Much has been written about anger and how it is sometimes repressed because it is not safe to express it, such as in a...
Face Covering
TRIGGER WARNING At age ten, I knew that I could not play any party games involving my face being covered. That ruled out some party favourites straight away. Pin the tail on the donkey. Murder in the dar. Blind man’s bluff. And so, to avoid the embarrassment of not...Incest: When Child Sexual Abuse Happens at Home
*** Trigger Warning*** please take care of yourself while reading this post: graphic details of Child Sexual Abuse ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ When we were children, adults often told us to...
Incest: The Secret No One Should Keep
Trigger Warning The following piece deals with incest and is not suitable for all readers. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Secrecy is a sexual predator’s best friend....