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I love this, and so much more from this article: True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake, it is making the choice to not build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from. Self care is just that, taking care of yourself. That’s not something that you somehow hope to find some…
Reading – No, Sexual Abuse Doesn’t Turn People Gay
“The problem with the “you were molested and that’s why you’re gay” line of thinking – besides that it isn’t true – is that it dismisses people and their experiences. It neatly wraps up a version of people, labels them, and puts them in a category. There they can be filed away and forgotten. Otherwise,…
This Week’s Links (weekly)
When It All Falls Apart: Trauma’s Impact on Intimate Relationships tags: CA Ten tips to protect your child from sexual abuse – News – Jamaica Gleaner – Sunday | February 9, 2014 tags: CA How to Listen When Someone You Know Tells You They Were Raped – PolicyMic tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest…
Podcast on Healing From Sexual Abuse
One of the people involved with the Authentic Intimacy organization reached on to me through the Facebook page and shared a recent podcast they had done with a couple of female survivors of sexual abuse about taking the first steps toward healing. Now, Authentic Intimacy is a Christian-based organization and this podcast is as well….
Sharing – Mental Health Over Matter: An Interview with Noah Chenevert
We spend so much time shouting from the rooftops when we find something that works, telling anyone and everyone that they NEED to do the same thing. That impulse is understandable. What we leave out, however, are all the things we tried that didn’t work or when the thing that worked for us 2-3 years ago has stopped working.
It would help if we did that more often to remind people that we are not alone but not all the same.
Link – Books for Partners: PTSD, Abuse, Dissociative Disorders, DID, BPD and more.
This is a pretty good list of books that may be helpful for partners, parents, and even children with parents dealing with trauma. Take a look, and if you’ve read any of the books on the list, and want to recommend it, feel free to leave a review here! http://traumadissociation.com/books-partners-family-ptsd-dissociative-abuse.html
