Reading
I’ve added a handful of books to the Suggested Reading list. As always, half of my proceeds from anything you buy through my Amazon affiliate links will be donated to Prevent Child Abuse.
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I Didn’t Have a Plan For Turning 50, But Here I Am
As I approached my 50th birthday today, my wife asked me if this is the life I thought I’d have at age 50. It was funny, because I had actually thought about that very thing earlier that same day. The truth is, I don’t ever remember a time where I thought about what my life…
Concentric Circles of Trauma
No, the easiest way to break up those circles, as any kid who threw rocks into the water can tell you, is to throw another rock and create new concentric circles starting from a different location.
In my metaphor about the trauma, I wonder what those other rocks could be. Mental health treatment? Care and support from family and friends? The elimination of stigma attached to trauma?
How about instead of ignoring the circles, we started throwing some more useful rocks and disrupting the cycles of trauma that we see repeated over and over again in those circles?
