Do not forget to breathe. We will come out of this time with new lessons, resources, and hopefully stronger nervous systems!

When victim blaming becomes an additional stressor within someone’s life, another trauma or re-traumatization can occur.

No matter what you celebrate, Happy Holidays to you and yours, and may they be safe, healthy, and just the way you want them.

If we think about self-esteem as being “the source of personal energy,” like Satir suggests, it makes sense that we would want it increased.

You, or a loved one, may be struggling in the aftermath of a traumatic experience. My hope is that you know that you are not alone.

Emotional abuse may not contain the same tangible evidence as physical abuse, but that doesn’t mean that its effects are any less damaging.

Everyone needs support sometimes. My social media feeds are full of ideas to support each other, people asking for support, people giving support. When the p...

When Belle is lonely and feeling like an outcast in Beauty and the Beast, she picks up a book and escapes into the pages. Jasmine retreats to her garden with...

When JK Rowling created the fantastical world of Harry Potter and needed a truly scary creature, one with no pity, no mercy, and no remorse, she modeled the ...