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What the Abusers Don’t Want When we go through trauma in childhood, our interpretation can take one of two extremes. It can all seem so random. It can make us feel like the most unlucky people on the planet. How …
Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate, So Why Should We? By Jeremiah Hopes | March 30, 2016 On March 11, “20/20” aired a special detailing the rise of heroin addiction in suburban towns in New Hampshire. Twitter buzzed with discussions that ranged from …
Maxim 1. A person takes it that things are as they seem unless they have reason enough to think otherwise. Peter Ossorio You can trust a dog with your life...but not your lunch. Stephen HuneckA through-line description is, paradigmatically, the …
I am 25 years old, and still learning what it means to thrive versus simply survive after transitioning out of the foster care system. At a recent foster care event, I scanned the room from where I sat, watching the …
Is negative thinking preventing positive financial change in your life? Do negative thoughts derail financial goals like paying down credit card debt, saving for a down payment on a house or seeking a higher-paying job? Negative self talk not only …
Social workers looking to empower others to improve existing financial circumstances, change the role their behavior plays into their financial life, and plan for a successful financial future will benefit from the following two financial tools found in the …
At some point in our lives we hold ourselves back from something or someone based only on some underlying fear. At the time, it might seem the “smart move,” the “logical choice” because our minds allow us the opportunity to …
You only have to turn on the television to notice the merging of opinion, fact and news into ‘debates’ of equal value. I can’t claim this as an original thought. I first heard the comment on a podcast I was …
I recently watched the movie Jerry Maguire with my wife, who had never seen it, and it led to me thinking about our profession of social worker. It is not that I have not spoken out in the past about …
Troubled No More, Youths Bring Stories of Their Resilience to Probation Professionals By Daryl Khan | April 26, 2016 BOSTON — Twenty-two years seems like an awfully short time to already be talking about redemption. But the young man sitting …
