Child Abuse
Child abuse is ridiculously prevalent across the world and it needs to stop. Not only because you’re harming vulnerable, innocent, and trusting young people who rely on us adults for everything but your affecting future generations-the child survivors who grow up. Grow up and continue to struggle with their own mental health, relationships, and repeating the cycle of abuse because they don’t know any other way. It’s time to stop child sexual abuse, neglect, physical abuse, incest, domestic violence, community violence, and other traumas that cause fear in children. This space is dedicated to helping survivors of child abuse heal and recover, and for those who love and support them.
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It’s that time of year again, holiday time! The time that most people get together with their families, whether they like them or not.
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You took the plunge and decided it was time to seek a therapist for the painful past you experienced as a child. There’s just one problem! You’re finding it very difficult to actually say the words out loud. In truth, you can barely stand to think about your past trauma, so the idea of talking…
Read MoreHealing & Recovery: How to Make Your Past Stop Haunting You
Is healing even possible? For so long you have carried this huge secret. You feel like there is a heavy weight on your shoulders. A Shadow that surrounds you. You’ve never told anyone or maybe your family knows but you were told not to tell anyone outside of your immediate family. Being touched makes you…
Read MoreThe 3 Tips To Help You Learn To Forgive Yourself, So You Can Heal and Recover From Sexual Abuse
You don’t have to forgive your abuse to heal but you do have to forgive yourself. You were powerless to stop the sexual abuse or sexual assault. One minute you were minding your own business, enjoying life, and the next you’re in pain. Whether you were a child sleeping silently in your bed before your…
Read MoreWhat Is Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse & 3 Tips to Cope With It
Trigger warning: This article contains very sensitive topics discussing sexual abuse. Please read at your own discretion. I have been working with trauma survivors in various capacities for over a decade but only recently have I been encountering more and more survivors of mother-daughter sexual abuse. Also known as MDSA, mother daughter sexual abuse is…
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