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Mental Health Effects of Abuse on Children by Dale Vernor
Mental Health Effects of Abuse on Children Of the victims of psychological and physical abuse, the most vulnerable in many scenarios are children. Children need the love and support that they can get in order to live happy and fulfilling lives as adults. What are the mental health effects of abuse? Read to find out […]
March 26, 2019
Signs of Psychological Abuse by Dale Vernor
Signs of Psychological Abuse Often, people who interact with abusers have difficulties objectively seeing the situation they’re in. In their minds, they may justify the abuse and find ways to ‘make the situation right’. However, there are blatant signs of psychological abuse that are hard to ignore. Read to find out more. People in abusive […]
March 19, 2019
Recovering from Chronic Pain by Maggie Phillips, Ph.D.
Recovering from Chronic Pain by Maggie Phillips, Ph.D. Many ritual abuse survivors also have chronic pain conditions. These vary from systemic pain that tends to move through the body, like fibromyalgia, neuropathy, arthritis, and RSD (reflex simplex dystrophy) to pain specific to particular parts of the body such as migraine headaches, back and neck pain, […]
March 14, 2019
Recovery from Eating Disorders
RECOVERY FROM EATING DISORDERS Deborah Brenner-Liss, Ph.D. Association of Professionals Treating Eating Disorders San Francisco, CA aptedsf@aol.com Trauma happens to the body (as well as, of course, to the mind and spirit). The feelings that one ends up holding in one’s body, before words, and/or beyond words, often affect how one feels in one’s […]
March 4, 2019
The connection between trauma and addiction by Dale Vernor
The Connection Between Trauma and Addiction Addiction and trauma are two huge problems that are often intertwined. Sometimes, individuals struggle with both at the same time. There is a strong connection between trauma and addiction and they can make each other worse. Fortunately, both are treatable. Read further to learn more. It is typical to […]
February 25, 2019
A few thoughts from the National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
These words are taken from NAASCA http://www.naasca.org/index.html We are innocent and guilt free, yet share feelings of shame and fear We should accept no responsibility for our abuse in childhood Our low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness are lies Our lives changed forever in the moment we were first violated We were diverted from our […]
February 18, 2019
Finding Your Spiritual Path
Finding Your Spiritual Path by Abbie Endres, LMFT, CPRP Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of Your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, […]
February 11, 2019
KIm’s upcoming talk-“Stop Child Abuse Now” talk show
Dear gentle folk, I just wanted to let you know that I will be interviewed by Bill Murray on the “Stop Child Abuse Now” talk show on: www.BlogTalkRadio.com/NAASCA The show will commence LIVE at 8pm EST (which is 7pm CEN, 6pm MTN and 5pm PAC) and will last 90 minutes. for Friday — February 15, 2019 Bill […]
January 28, 2019
Are Victims of Extreme Abuse Responsible for Harm Done to Others While Not Under Extreme Torture
Ellen Lacter, PhD has an excellent article on this issue. Please see http://endritualabuse.org/are-victims-responsible/ Are Victims of Extreme Abuse Responsible for Harm Done to Others While Not under Direct Torture? A Complex Psychological, Moral, and Legal Issue
January 18, 2019
An Open Letter to Kim Kubal
Thank you Kim for your kind heart and soul, and for creating strengthtoheal.org I just couldn’t write any more articles for strengthtoheal.org website without thanking Kim Kubal for her heartfelt support. I have known Kim many years now. Even though we’ve never met in person, and even though years may go by without our communicating, […]
January 16, 2019
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