Surviving childhood abuse takes strength, there’s no question that you are strong, but how that strength plays out, and what limits there are to that strength are anyone’s guess. Survivors are all individuals, some will struggle with certain things, others with completely different things. None of that makes you stronger or weaker.We are all just…
He gave me advice only when I requested. He didn’t try to change me. He didn’t try to save me. All he did was ask “How are you doing?” Those four words told me at least one person cared. That’s all it takes to be a good friend and support someone. No one dealing with…
It’s bad, and it’s getting worse. When will we realize how much this contributes to many of the other societal problems that we have with addiction and suicide and turn this around? The survey spanned eight years and involved more than 200,000 people living in the US aged between 18 and 64. It concluded that…
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and I thought it would be worthwhile to review the scope of the problem we are trying to prevent. Child physical abuse exists in all corners of the country and affects children of all ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic groups. Check the statistics. Child abuse happens everywhere, it’s not…
This is something we don’t take seriously enough. We seem to do the opposite, admiring the parents who are overstressed, overworked, over-everything, instead of the ones who take care of themselves. All this month in our HRI blogs, we’re looking at protective factors against child abuse. At first glance, it may seem counter-intuitive that self-care…
Good for her!!!! Speaking out was a major turning point for Lilly. But not everyone around her thought she was doing the right thing. “Some [adults] told me that it wasn’t okay to talk about this because they think it’s very confronting.” But the results speak for themselves. Lilly has empowered countless survivors…
