Relationships are built on a lot of important foundational principles such as trust, love, and mutual respect for one another. Betrayal in a relationship can lead to feelings of confusion about what is going to happen. Sexual infidelity of any kind can break up a marriage and lead people down a difficult road. ThisRead More
Women have a greater likelihood of experiencing trauma in their lives because women are more likely to have to endure the horror of sexual assault. About half of all women in the United States will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime. All of those women will be profoundly affected in some way by theRead More
Listening to the advice, urges, and pleas of other people can be a mindless task when we are deep in our struggles. We pay no attention to the words of others and continue on our path as we see fit. Though it breaks your friend’s heart to do so, they actively choose to ignore you,Read More
Treatment is not a cure. The many therapies and healing modalities which you will experience in treatment are not cures. Treatment for trauma is full of evidence-based methods which have been proven across majorities of research participants to reduce a wide variety of symptoms, sometimes to the point of remission. Still, however, there is noRead More
We often don’t realize the comfortable amount of pain we live in when it comes to our trauma. However we have manifested our suffering as a result of our trauma, we find ourselves getting used to living that way- even if we are in a practically unbearable amount of pain. Though our trauma is causingRead More
We used to live by an adage to never bring up religion or politics at the dinner tale. Conversing live in the flesh with other human beings was once something cherished and protected. The art of conversation was considered too precious for the volatile and unpredictable passions which can stand behind a political position orRead More
Since the publishing of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1939, a breakthrough piece of literature on the disease of alcoholism, there has been relatively little development in understanding the disease. Alcoholism was described as the phenomenon of obsession, a peculiar mental twist, and many other terms which could be defined in one way: nobody knew what causedRead More
Living with unresolved trauma can feel like living in an invisible entrapment. You are a prisoner who is able to move about their life. Though nobody else can see your prison bars, you feel them and their confinement nearly every moment of every day. For some people, the imprisonment of their trauma is subconscious. MostRead More
This article will be discussing suicide, which may be triggering if you are experiencing thoughts of suicide. Your life is precious and worth living. For support, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Suicide is on the rise in America, according to a new report released by the CDC, the Centers for DiseaseRead More
Admitting our faults to ourselves is one of the more difficult things to do on the journey to recovery. We learn early on how important honesty is to stay sober, stay accountable, and stay on track with all of our recovery values. Lies can be addicting and act like a drug in the brain. OneRead More