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Trying to make sense of your wounded or broken childhood?
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The well meaning people…
You’ve most likely encountered someone, be they “well-meaning” or not, who has a lot of opinions on your healing journey. They may have strong opinions on your choice on contact-whether it is no contact, low contact, or intermittent contact with your abuser. It’s often hard to tackle their comments or opinions because you feel defensive
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As a daughter, I have forgiven you. As a mother, I will never understand.
I decided to take a much-needed sabbatical the last few of months due to something incredible finally happening in my life, becoming a mother. My husband and I have finally become pregnant, and the last few months have been a whirlwind for us. Between the exhaustion and sickness, coupled with the all-consuming excitement that has
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What? I don’t have to be around my abuser?
Boundaries are often a hard topic to discuss and an even harder reality to accept. As we enter into adulthood and independence from our parents/abusers, we are often met with well-meaning people trying to guilt us into remaining around the people who hurt us the most. Here’s a reality check for you, no matter what
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You can both struggle and strive
Have you ever felt like you cannot be happy and also sad at the same time? Or feel there is an inability to grieve and be grateful at the same time? You’re not alone. I have coined a phrase in my own life to cover this, you can both struggle and strive. For example, there
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The Last 35 Years
(I started this on my birthday in June of this year and of course, have taken my time being ready to launch this a couple of months later)Today I turn 35 and today seemed as good of a time as any to start this. This being a blog that I desire to see grow into
The Wounded Childhood 