Dear Dad
I thought about writing Jim instead. That is your name. It has been a while since I have thought of you as more than the person who spread his seed. That certainly doesn’t make you a father. You were never …
Child Abuse Archive
DONALD TRUMP’S CHILD HOSTAGES: What Trump is doing to migrant children is nothing like what the foster-care system does – except when it is.
The number of children separated from their parents at the border since April is almost equal to the number taken by U.S. child protective services (CPS) every three days.
Those who separate immigrant children from parents might as well be beating them with truncheons
Central American asylum seekers, including a Honduran girl, 2, and her mother, are taken into custody near the U.S.-Mexico border in June in McAllen, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images ___________________________________ They all agree. Physicians for Human Rights. American Medical Association. …
Dear Mother,
Mother’s Day is here again. This will be my 7th Mother’s Day without a mother. That isn’t true, is it? It has been 7 years since I cut you off. But I never really had a mother. This year, I want …
5 Ways We Sabotage Ourselves and Why It Makes Sense
When we grow up with complex trauma, we learn survival skills. These survival skills are incredibly useful when we are children. They may not be as helpful as we think they are, but they definitely help. They help avoid painful …
A Steady March Toward Child Fatality Prevention
Last year, the federal report Child Maltreatment 2016 found that deaths of children from abuse and neglect increased by more than 7 percent from 2015 to 2016. While this increase may be... By Guest Writer This post A Steady March Toward Child …
3 Things We Do To Our Body When We Ignore Our Past
I have been more motivated to move lately. It is coming from my goddess inner part who seems to be highly invested in the body and physical health. This is something my controller has never been too concerned about. Of …
You Can’t Escape
I have been working with an amazing group of inner parts this past year. The freedom fighters are some of the most authentic parts I have met. In some ways, they are more devoted to my real purpose than my …
The Evidence Doesn’t Add Up
Contrary to what we may believe about our inner parts, they are committed to an evidence-based life. They work hard to draw their conclusions about the world based on as many real-life experiences as possible. This started very early in …
Going with the Flow
I’m on a train this morning. I love the train. I have always thought I would take one of those cross-country train trips one day. I feel calm on the train. My parts seem happy on the train. I can …
