6 Red Flags a Parent Might Be an Abuser
A POST FOR ADULT CHILDREN AND THOSE CONCERNED AN ADULT THEY KNOW MIGHT BE ABUSIVE* For child abuse survivors, it … Continue reading 6 Red Flags a Parent Might Be an Abuser
Category: Psychology
The First Steps of Exposure Therapy
The men who attacked me were trying to make me small. They wanted to keep me quiet. I was a … Continue reading The First Steps of Exposure Therapy
Exposure Therapy
I was an exposure therapy skeptic. What I knew of exposure therapy came from abusers. More than one had justified … Continue reading Exposure Therapy
Sexual Assault and the Slow Erosion of Self-Efficacy
Impact statements have revealed the many self-defeating, destructive lessons that sexual assault taught me. In the ten years between 16 … Continue reading Sexual Assault and the Slow Erosion of Self-Efficacy
Trauma Stuck Points
Between my twelfth and thirteenth birthdays, I became a different person. At 12, I was still skipping down the corridors … Continue reading Trauma Stuck Points
Writing the Impact Statement
Pine needles drop from branches out my window. First, they grow brittle, fading from green to ochre. Then, all it … Continue reading Writing the Impact Statement
My Thoughts Are Mostly Nonsense
This year a study found that we have around 6,000 thoughts each day. That’s a whole lot of self-talk. Most … Continue reading My Thoughts Are Mostly Nonsense
What Are You So Afraid of?
If I’m being honest? Well, everything. Let’s start with coconuts. If you’ve never spared a thought for what can fall … Continue reading What Are You So Afraid of?
Taking That First Step
You don’t want to go in there. You know something’s waiting for you in those woods, but you’d rather not … Continue reading Taking That First Step
Why I’m Loving the Enneagram
Personality psychology, several of my college professors asserted, is the least scientific branch of psychology. And I get it. There … Continue reading Why I’m Loving the Enneagram
