The dawn of 2012 is just around the corner. What an amazing year it has been! This time last year I would never have dreamed of the adventures I would be on or the changes I would make. It is … Read more
I often ask people who they would like to be, what they would be doing, and who they would be sharing their lives with five years from now if there were no limits on them. Wave the magic wand … Read more
“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships … Read more
Sometimes I pinch myself when I think of how far I have come from the days when I laid awake at night listening to the violent fighting on the lower floor or calling the police because my father is standing … Read more
Sometimes it is really difficult for me to see the silver lining in the clouds along my path. I had a great reminder of that yesterday. I am hearing impaired. Twelve years ago a virus attacked my auditory nerves and … Read more
A reader has graciously shared part of her journal for me to share with all of you. She has had a tough journey this year! She was in a long term emotionally abusive relationship and as she wrote these entries … Read more
I sit across from children and adolescents and see their enormous pain and confusion about their worlds. Some have been hurt physically, sexually or emotionally. Others have watched spousal abuse. Some have watched their parent or parents deal with substance … Read more
Each of us who has experienced abuse has found our own ways of coping and getting through our days. I have used many different ways, some effective and others not so much! I spent many years stuffing my anger, believing … Read more
I got to fess up! I have been sitting across from some amazing folks who are struggling with all sorts of psychological issues over the last couple of months. Some are abuse survivors while others are survivors of other types … Read more
So many of you have spoken and/or written eloquently and openly about the abuse you have experienced. We all know that abuse in it’s many forms has no gender, cultural, economic, and geographic boundaries. I hear and read many of these stories and yet still find myself … Read more
