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The Christmas Season
It is that time of the year when companies and industry slow down and welcome the holidays. No matter what religion you are, you cannot avoid Christmas. As the month of December begins, the...
Trust or Not to Trust
Trust is an issue everyone struggles with in one way or another, no matter who they are or where they are from. It happens to us all from time to time when we are faced with a tricky situation....
Tidings of Comfort: How to Survive the Holidays Series
"Comfort is elusive to trauma survivors. It is the very opposite of what was offered to us."
A New Year: Avoid The Trap of the ‘Holiday Season’
As we approach Christmas and another new year, it dawns on me that it will be another year without my family. Even though I do not want them to be around me it still hurts. We are told to love...
Survivor’s Guilt
As survivors of abusive childhoods, we have all at some point suffered from survivor’s guilt. Some of us even feel a strong bond with our abusers, for others, those bonds are complicated...
Peace on Earth: How to Survive the Holidays Series
May you and I be peacemakers there, in that place, the deep place of our hearts. And in so doing be peacemakers in the world.
Animalistic Infantilization: Navigating a Rare Form of Childhood Emotional Abuse
Children are often raised to be emotional jesters or even emotional objects, but my upbringing represents an unconsidered scenario: being raised as a human stuffed animal.
4 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self About Trauma Recovery
This article was originally published on The Mighty. Photos of Heidi and her friend Rachel from over the years, used with permission. Way back in the olden days of the early 2000s, I sat a friend...
How To Reduce the Damage of Parental Alienation
To help your child(ren), you must heal yourself first.
Gift Giving Gone Wrong: Narcissists and Gift Giving
"...stop giving the gift of yourself to people who only know how to hurt you."
Trauma and Trauma Goals
The word trauma has become a buzzword in today’s culture, with many choosing to use it to describe everything from a mildly bad experience with a possible significant other to a hung nail. Trauma...
TAR Tale: How Molly Challenged Parental Alienation
Authenticity, vulnerability, honesty can protect a bond between a child and a parent. Love and humility can combat Parental Alientation. This is Mollys tale, it could be yours too.
What is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
“Complex PTSD comes in response to chronic traumatization over the course of months or, more often, years. This can include emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuses, domestic violence, living in a war zone, being held captive, human trafficking, and other organized rings of abuse, and more. While there are exceptional circumstances where adults develop C-PTSD, it is most often seen in those whose trauma occurred in childhood”.
