We need to stop believing that we will recognize abusers when we meet them, clearly no one recognized what was happening to hundreds of gymnasts even after some of them came forward. “Given the abuse perpetrated by famous directors, beloved coaches, trusted priests and respected politicians, etc., it may be time to tolerate the cognitive…
This is such a great description of what the trauma of child abuse is like: Repeated trauma is more than the trauma that happened to us. Repeated trauma is really three forms of trauma. The first aspect is the one we typically think of — what happened, the trauma that occurred, over and over. This is the…
I wish I could say that this is shocking, but it’s not. “As much as social media has been a huge support for me, I do every now and then get people blaming me — straight-up blaming me — for him dying, for not saving him, for mistreating him,” she admitted. “Who knows why these…
They all need to go, but this is the one that absolutely should never be uttered by anyone ever again! Myth # 5: “If you were only strong enough, you wouldn’t be depressed.” It’s just such a horrible, cruel thing to say to someone who is struggling. Thankfully, Psychology Today also gives us the truth…
Many survivors struggle with any number of mental health issues through their teens and into adulthood as a result of their abuse. Anorexia, while not something I have personal experience with, is something that I know some survivors are dealing with. This look into one woman’s struggle with it may help provide a look at…
I completely agree with what Gabe has to say in this video. None of us can be an advocate all day every day. “I don’t want my entire life to be all mental health advocacy all the time. That would just be boring, for one thing. But I think it would be obsessive, and it…
