Many of us have experienced some degree of trauma at some point in our lives. If you were subject to childhood trauma or a more recent traumatic experience, you are aware of just how challenging it can be to deal with. In fact, many trauma survivors suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. This condition is the result of an overwhelming experience such as emotional abuse, … [Read more...] about Healing Trauma: Strategies For Recovery
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Overcoming Mental Abuse in Relationships
Abuse in relationships has become very widely accepted. Physical abuse has become so common that most people are numb to its existence and effects. It sometimes feels as though every other type of abuse isn’t even considered abuse anymore. Because of this unfortunate reality, many voluntarily continue to suffer every day. Worse yet, to encourage the habitual cycle as their … [Read more...] about Overcoming Mental Abuse in Relationships
Simple Child Abuse Prevention Tactics
As you are reading this, some child somewhere is being abused. Child abuse comes in both physical and verbal forms, often sexual abuse as well. Child abuse can come from birth parents, adoptive parents and even orphanage workers. Often times, child abuse will continue for years before it is found out, if it ever is. This is because many children grow up in homes which are … [Read more...] about Simple Child Abuse Prevention Tactics
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Teaching Children to be Safer and Smarter
Sexual child abuse- that could never happen to our children. I certainly hope not but I combine hope with proactive education. I know several people that were abused as children and still suffer from these adverse childhood experiences. Therefore, I recognize it is a real danger and there are ways we can help prevent abuse. That is why I am so honored to have Lauren Book … [Read more...] about Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Teaching Children to be Safer and Smarter
Talking To Your Kids About Sexual Abuse
News reports about children being sexually abused by grown individuals are very upsetting. It is truly saddening that there is a significant number of children being abused, and many of them are unable to or have no means to report the crime against them. These kids are afraid for themselves or for the people they love, and because of their young minds, many of them might even … [Read more...] about Talking To Your Kids About Sexual Abuse