CSA Settlement Article at The Examiner
Gillian Flaccus reports on the so-called downside to large financial settlements awarded to some CSA survivors. His two examples derive from Catholic Church court cases.
Read the article here.
– CBG
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What if we all need to dissociate?
They are correct in adding that it exists on a spectrum, and while it may serve us when things are very stressful beyond our control, it can also become debilitating in its own way. Still, I think we all dissociate from time to time, and in our current social climate, it might not be the worst thing. We need to buffer ourselves and set boundaries that allow us to continue with our lives, even as things are messy around us.
