Acknowledging the truth of our story is terrifying. Thinking differently from the rest of the world is terrifying. But it is time to take this seriously. The only way we will wake up as a human race is if enough of us wake up and start holding abusers accountable. Living…

Abusers are either trying to deceive you or they become your accuser. One way or the other, it is all manipulation. I’ve lived with many of them. Abusive people want you to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage. Not many people today…

The world is a crazy, beautiful, ugly complicated place, and it keeps moving on from crisis to strangeness to beauty to weirdness to tragedy. David Remnick Suffering leads us to ask for a cause. If we know the cause, it somehow makes it more acceptable or easier to embrace the…

Do you have the courage it takes to defeat those that hurt you? For years and years I did not. I let everyone walk right over me. …

Too often, trauma survivors keep their bad days hidden because they’re worried about what people will think, even though the bad days are when you need help the most. I have definitely done this due to hurtful things people said to me in the past after confiding my PTSD in the wrong people. I’ve been told I need to let my sexual abuse go…that I have control over my thoughts, so if I’m reliving the trauma it’s because I want to or that I’m seeking attention /sympathy. I’ve been told I’m crazy, too dark, or just plain hopeless.

Forewarning: This book is intended for the brokenhearted person stumbling through life looking for meaning — trying to end their pain. It is a tough read by all measures. If you have been through trauma, take good care while reading it. It will open wounds. From the book A Prisoner…

When I see people who had a decent childhood (and I mean, even sub-par) or relationships with literally anyone in their extended family, or support from family with their children, etc. etc. etc. Sometimes I feel a rage boil up. …

Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question — Would you speak out against a corruption you saw? The most common definition of corruption is dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. So, if you watched a person bash through a car window, open…

Question — If you could attack anything, what would you attack? In my first marriage, my wusband cheated over and over and over. I never wanted to be anger with the women he cheated with. My contract was with him. I wanted to attack him. My father got away with…