On the discussion of fear — ask yourself this question: “ What am I afraid of? “ There was a time in my life that I was just scared — all the time. Almost like fear sat over me like a cloud constantly raining. I didn’t know how to articulate…

The holidays are a particularly stressful time to try and set boundaries around specific issues with dysfunctional families. So many will just choose the path of least resistance. I’ve known people to shake hands and break bread with my father, a known pedophile. Breaking cycles and patterns of behavior is…

Goat and sheep are two different species, but both of them belong to the same Bovidae family. There are certain differences between a sheep and a goat; some of these can be seen in terms of appearance, behavior and even diet. Let’s look at some differences: Tails: Goat tails are…

When I was a little girl this song came on the radio: “I’m in a hurry to get things done Oh, I rush and rush until life’s no fun All I really gotta do is live and die Even I’m in a hurry and don’t know why” I’m In a…

Which would you choose? Who would knowingly choose famine? When you stay in families of incest and eat at their holiday tables without an abuser having fully disclosed their secrets, fully acknowledged their abuse, fully repented for their actions and are receiving outside counseling, then you are living a life…

On the discussion of fear — ask yourself this question: Am I afraid to stand up for myself? My father beat all of my rights out of me. He made sure I had only privileges given by him — no rights. These are his actual words I heard over and…

Wicked schemes like incest are born from pure evil. How does evil hide itself? Often veiled in a religious clock of denial. Oh, he was a righteous man. He knew the bible and went to church. What a great cover story! The man who took my virginity now gets to…

So many of us live in a constant state of denial and numbness. We think we’re not ruled by our emotions if we simply avoid feeling them but it’s precisely this avoidance that is what keeps their power over us. Between alcohol use, drug use and screen time, there are…