“Forgiveness is touted as something we do to free ourselves, but how freeing is it to be told you have to do something? How freeing is it to be told to let go of your feelings? I was separated from my feelings long enough while I coped with the experience and effects of my abuse….
“When I thought about my childhood, I often told myself, “That’s not was that was.” I always had an excuse. But I still kept much of my past a secret. When I talked to my friends I pretended that we were the average family with average interactions. Yet all those feelings of helplessness, terror, disgust,…
“When we bring up mental illness and something in your eyes and body language changes, it hurts. When you are suddenly like, “Have you seen the new season of Orange Is The New Black?” it makes is feel like our struggle is something we should hide and be ashamed of. It makes us feel like…
“This week, Kaiser took a plea deal that will keep her out of prison, but she will be on probation for two years and on the sex offender registry for life. She faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Jasper County Attorney Mike Jacobson refused to answer any of our questions on camera,…
If you’re in a relationship with a survivor, there’s a lot of good stuff here. Whether it be a romantic relationship, which is the one where we tend to see these impacts most often, or even just a friendship, it’ll help you better understand what is going on with the people you care about. Loving…
“You know how all the depression blogs and ads recommend ‘talking to someone’ and ‘reaching out’. Well, that’s the first thing I did. Admittedly, it took me a long time to get there. For months I suffered in silence thinking I was simply upset with life and not actually going through depression. But the more…
