I’ve been in Chicago at ABA Techshow, so I didn’t get a chance to submit anything beforehand, and haven’t been over to read any of the submissions this month, but, as always, it looks like there’s some great stuff over at the carnival.
This month’s edition of the blog carnival marks the two year anniversary of Tracie taking it over. To mark the occasion she asks: Blogging is a courageous thing. We all take pieces of our stories, our hearts, the darkness we fight against and the light we strive towards, and we put it out there for…
First off, let me just clarify, that yes, I do work for one of the companies that is putting on this webinar, Nuix. Obviously, I have an interest is seeing folks use Nuix as a tool for investigations, electronic discover and every other tool we have available. That being said, I’m actually very happy that…
Pin The context for this quote is a handful of stories where someone felt ashamed of an event or something that they’d allowed people to believe about them that wasn’t true. Marisa goes on to talk about how when we have something we won’t discuss, it creates a separation from other people, and that separation can take away from humanness. Our interactions with other people are blocked off. We know we aren’t sharing our whole selves with the people we should be. That block can protect us from potential pain, but it also prevents us from having all the benefits of having close relationships with other humans.
Doesn’t that sound exactly like growing up keeping our abuse secret?
We grow up with shame around something that was never our fault. That shame prevents us from fully connecting with other human beings. That lack of connection harms our mental health as adults. We struggle to heal without one of the most powerful tools in our arsenal as human beings, other people. We keep our secrets and hide our shame, meaning we will never know the healing power of being accepted and loved by those who know our whole selves.
Pin As a survivor, appropriately marking Mother’s and Father’s Day is always tricky. We tend to see all the folks who have good, warm relationships with their parents marking those days on social media, posting their great childhood memories on Facebook, sharing old family photos, or wishing their spouse, their partner in raising their kids, a…
This was just a part of an email someone sent me the other day, and I wanted to share it with you. I also want to say that your wife Angela must be an amazing woman.You speak of her often, and the love you have for her shines through your words. You know how when…
Just passing along an email I got, in case any of you are interested in checking out the site. 🙂 You are invited to check out what’s new at www.catharsisfoundation.org – a site for survivors of all forms of child abuse and we hope you will help us to reach other survivors.Do you have a…
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hi there,,,
i am a survivor of Childhood sex abuse. i chanced upon your site and am very happy to note that you have taken efforts in the right direction.
please go thro my blog it will give u a peep of my life.