Always Choose To Love More Choose to love more, as it is always the way to healing. Help others heal by loving always. You have the power. The Worst Part About Trauma The worst part about Read More
I Am Mary Mathieu: Voiceless But Mighty
My Voiceless Past I grew up believing that anything I said or did would offend someone, so I learned to silence the beautiful voice I once had. The little outgoing girl who once was is no longer Read More
Show Them They Are Worth Fighting For
Am I Worth Fighting For? As often as I put on a brave face, I am not okay. Every day, I live with the reality that I never experienced the love that every child deserves to experience. My Read More
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Bringing Awareness to PTSD
What is PTSD? Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is when trauma stays in the body long after a traumatic event has occurred. An example is when a pedestrian is struck by a car. One of two things will Read More
I Stand Strong After Narcissistic Abuse
I Stand Strong After being abused by a narcissist for 18 years, I know one when I see one. If I ever stop talking with someone out of nowhere, it is because I refuse to be treated like my mother Read More
Let Them See You Starting Today
Let Them See Me See me. Lately I have just been feeling so out of it. All I notice is that time keeps passing and I remain stuck. Because I'm Stuck Stuck. This has been the one word that has Read More
Your Voice Is Beautiful—And So Are You
My voice is beautiful—and so am I. This is why I am speaking out today. It's Beautiful That Age Is Just A Number Age is just a number. This is especially true in cases of trauma. Dear 7-Year-Old Read More
Be Their Safety: Help Heal the Motherless
I Long for Safety Safety is what I long for. The Little Girl Imagine this. A little girl who is seven years old craves a mother's love more than anything, yet the love she seeks is nowhere to be Read More
The Dream That Lives Within Me
The Dream That Lives Within Me I grew up thinking that something was wrong with me and I could not understand why I was different from my peers. I was shy and wiser than my age, but these qualities Read More
Why Did The Mental Health System Fail Me?
The Big Question Why did the mental health system fail me? Failing Mental Health For most of my life, I have been wondering what is wrong with me. After years of therapy, several hospitalizations Read More