Abuse Recovery, Healing from Hidden Abuse, Quality of Life, Relationships
It is common for victims of abuse to take on the responsibility for the abuse they received. This happens because the abuser deflects ownership of their own choices and the survivor begins to believe lies about themselves. To keep reading: visit Why do victims blame...
Abuse Recovery, Healing from Hidden Abuse, Quality of Life, Relationships
Understanding the distinct differences between emotional and psychological abuse is vitally important to survivors and their recovery. The underlying motivations of these two forms of harm are vastly different. Both types of abuse are extremely hurtful to the target...
Abuse Recovery, Healing from Hidden Abuse, Quality of Life
For those of us who live with the daily task of recovering from trauma, there are a few realities that we must authentically acknowledge and even embrace. Post-trauma life can be amazing, but we cannot afford to be in any denial about how our life experiences have...
Abuse Recovery, Entrepreneur, Healing from Hidden Abuse, Quality of Life, Relationships
While we don’t expect sadness to accompany reaching a milestone in our growth, it’s a common experience. Once we’ve tasted the goodness of restoration in an area of life, we kick ourselves for not having made the changes sooner. In order to fully enjoy our growth, we...