Standing there was my brother with one of my mother’s cooking pots sitting on our picnic table. It was full of water. My brother was standing over the pot with a knife in his hand. His other hand was holding some kind of skin. —My Courage to Tell Breaking the Silence: Why Minimizing Abuse Keeps […]
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The Scapegoat
One person is chosen to bear the brunt of any psychological discomfort experienced by the family as a whole. —Sarah Swenson, MA, LMHC The scapegoat carries the burdens of the family. Are you the scapegoat in your family? The word scapegoat comes from an ancient story in the Old Testament, Leviticus 16. In it, two […]
Childhood Emotional Neglect
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. —Frederick Douglass Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN): The Invisible Wound When we think of childhood abuse, we often picture something visible—yelling, hitting, or outright cruelty. But there is another kind of abuse, one that leaves no bruises, yet cuts just as deep: Childhood Emotional […]
Tickle Torture
“TICKLE TORTURE!” he screamed, diving on me without warning. I struggled, but he was stronger, older, angrier. He pinned my arms above my head with one hand while the other attacked my ribs. I was laughing—my body’s involuntary response—but also screaming, begging him to stop. “Say I’m the greatest,” he demanded, his eyes bright with […]
How Childhood Trauma Can Make You Sick
If you don’t know how to say no, your body will say it for you through physical illnesses. —Dr. Gabor Maté The long-term effects of ACES Life experiences in childhood that are lost in time and then further protected by shame and by secrecy and by social taboos against inquiry into certain realms into human […]
Divine Mother | Secrets
With insecure attachments, a child unwittingly memorizes the precise lesson of that troubled relationship: that love is suffocation, that anger is terrifying, that dependence is humiliating, or one of a million crippling variations. —Peg Streep Denying the truth doesn’t change the facts I am sitting having my coffee listening to my Reiki healing music. The […]
Covert Incest
A healthy family system has clear separation between adults and children.” When there is no separation, an emotionally toxic relationship forms. —Dr. Patricia Love Emotional/Covert Incest There no diagnosis for Emotional Incest Syndrome Not often talked about, Emotional/Covert Incest has long-lasting effects. When a parent lacks boundaries, they can rely on a child to fulfill […]
Gaslighting. Simple Evil.
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. wikipedia Gaslighting is Simply Evil. So many people ask me what Gaslighting is. I recently tweeted back to the […]
The First Protector
Upon my arrival, the nurse in emergency took my blood pressure. I was immediately admitted and brought into a hospital room. It was chaotic. Doctors were concerned I might have had an aneurysm. They pulled James aside. “If that’s happened, it’s fifty-fifty,” the doctor said. My husband couldn’t believe what he was hearing. I was […]
Dogs Matter Too!
Share This! Leave your dog home on hot days. For a dog, left in a hot car – in just a short time – it can be harmful, and even life-threatening. Dogs are not able to release heat by sweating, like a human does, so their internal body temperature rises more quickly. Remember: Even in […]