Ways Trauma Affects Mental Health

What is Trauma and where does it come from? Trauma can come in many different forms. More often than not, it comes from abuse, but abuse can also come in various forms. For instance, trauma can be caused by physical, verbal, and sexual abuse. It can affect how you feel and react to certain scenarios. […]

The Differences Between Anxiety, PTSD, and Depression

We’ve all heard about abuse triggering or causing anxiety, PTSD, and/or depression. However, do we know what any of those terms mean? What exactly does one go through when they’re experiencing these types of mental illnesses or triggers?

Mourning the Loss of Motherhood

On Mother’s Day, we celebrate the lives of the women who came before us and we grieve the loss of mothers that were taken from us too soon. But, for some of us, we also grieve the mothers we never were and the children we will never see again. 

Surviving Abuse Without My Mother

With Mother’s Day approaching, Dana shares her story about living through and escaping abuse without her mother, Pam, who passed away when she was 18 years old. This holiday can be hard for many, including abuse survivors. Whether you have lost your mom, are a single mother, have an abusive mother, long to be a mother but aren’t, etc., this blog shares how to find comfort on this holiday (and any other day of the year).

The History of Child Abuse Prevention and How to Recognize the Signs

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. How did this method of awareness begin, what are the types of child abuse, and what signs should we look for? Read on to find out more.

A Lifelong Tragedy: Child Abuse

Child abuse does more than damage the heart of the child. It often traumatizes the adult that the child becomes. Read on to hear Amanda’s story of adult issues, including substance abuse and recovery, stemming from childhood pain.