It’s Okay to be Different After Trauma

By Emilie Trepanier “The only constant in life is change.”-Heraclitus  Life is all about change, and this is the first step to accepting that trauma is something that will change you. Science, psychology and emotion all band together after trauma to change people. What survivors need to remember is that we can change for the […]

Important Benchmarks to Celebrate After Leaving An Abuser

By Arfa Syed It finally happened. Even though it took every ounce of your strength and tapped into a dried well of physical, emotional, and mental strength, you found the courage to leave. You are out, but the trauma remains long after leaving an abuser. Trauma can even feel pulverizing and consumptive–like a dark cloud […]