Therapy For Survivors of Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse

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…

Brain Development: The first year of your child’s life they are growing rapidly. Brain development is rapid and the basics of your child’s central nervous system, which begins to develop in utero, is pretty much set by the time your child is 1 years old. The brainstem is the hallmark of the central nervous system…

This blog post will be controversial and that’s ok…Sometimes for the power of healing, one needs to take a controversial stand. It may also be triggering, especially if you experienced any form of corporal punishment as a form of discipline while growing up. So here is the controversial statement: Spanking is just wrong. Spanking doesn’t…

Does this sound familiar?               “I just don’t know what to do. I feel overwhelmed. My husband is recently disabled and very limited in what he can do. We have two small children, both with a lot of needs and I feel like I’m doing a lot on my…