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Children Who Get Hugs Tend to Become Happier Adults
I missed out on hugs and cuddles. My mother, who was mentally ill, did not display affection. In second grade, I walked home from school with a friend. I remember watching as she ran up her front...
Kids Need Hugs
(The article below is based on an excerpt from my book, Crazy Was All I Ever Knew: The Impact of Maternal Mental Illness on Kids. I have used a pseudonym to protect the privacy of family...
The Benefits and Consequences of Becoming Emotionally Intelligent
Emotional intelligence (EI) involves the ability to identify, understand, use, and manage your emotions. Having high emotional intelligence skills can help you communicate better, resolve...
When Developmental Trauma Pulls You In.
Sometimes raising a child with developmental trauma feels like drowning. During the pandemic, the usual lifelines of educational and community support are decreased or absent, and many parents...
The Plight of Platitudes
As the sun rises here on the porch of the homeless shelter, the house’s cat ambles up beside me. I scratch and caress her head. Her silky black fur seems too soft for a cat. She purrs and...
October is National Emotional Wellness (Awareness) Month
As the title suggests, October is the month in the United States when American citizens are challenged to consider their mental health. It is not a month to point fingers or experience...
The Cinderella Phenomenon: When One Child Is the Target of Abuse
As a child, I lived in dread that something would set my mother off and she’d fly into a violent rage, unleashing a torrent of physical abuse. There never was any reason for the abuse. There...
Addiction Recovery: Why the Best Therapy is Trauma-Informed
Watching a loved one struggle with any kind of substance dependence fills many of us with worry, confusion, and questions. What can we do? Understanding trauma’s role in addiction will help more...
Changing the Statistics of Suicide
In the month of September, we have explored together, the tragic subject of suicide. We've seen firsthand the statistics of those who get so tired and desperate that they would take their lives...
Minding the Bubbles of Me
It’s rather intriguing, this conglomerate of selves I collectively call me. That is of course depending upon which self is observing. Others of us find it confusing, irritating, and downright...
Nothing About Them Would Stick Out in a Crowd
(The article below is an excerpt from my book, Crazy Was All I Ever Knew: The Impact of Maternal Mental Illness on Kids. I have used a pseudonym to protect the privacy of family members.) Many...
The Unspeakable, Children Dying By Suicide.
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This piece discusses suicide and suicidal ideation and actions by children, and some people might find it disturbing. If you or someone you know is suicidal, please, contact...
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”.
