Unwrapping the Link Between Childhood Trauma and Health

Unwrapping the Link Between Childhood Trauma and Health What You Need to Know About ACEs   People frequently marvel at the resilience of children. Sure, children will recover from skinned knees or a tumble, but childhood trauma can have lifelong consequences. A...

This happened to us – it’s not who we are

This happened to us – it’s not who we are When I was five my cousin who was also five was taught how to groom me I guess by my uncle. My uncle would say things like, “You’re going to get that.” I really didn’t know what he meant. It started by my cousin rubbing...

I never felt she wanted me or love me

I never felt she wanted me or love me I was abused by my Grandfather from 2 years old to 7 when I told my Mother finally. But although I was taken to a child psychologist by my Mother when a teacher told her I was clinically depressed, she told me not to tell them...

I Broke the Cycle of Abuse

I Broke the Cycle of Abuse From a young age I always knew my mom hated me! I am the only girl out of 4 kids. My 2 younger brothers got out of the abuse, their dad took custody of them. That left my older brother and myself, I found out at a young age that the abuse...

You are a survivor, not a victim

You are a survivor, not a victim It’s taken me years to understand through the abuse I endured as a child/teenager that I have a voice. I was never allowed to be heard. I grew up as if “victim” was embedded on my forehead. It started shortly after my parents...