FALC

  • In Reality

    Can you describe your life in one sentence, or are you a paragraph?  I heard this on a podcast, Soul Series. It is an interesting thought. What sentence are you living? What is the content of your life? My sentence… Continue reading

  • Truth held with Respect.

    As a woman, a woman who has survived sexual abuse, I am left wondering how to fit reality into my future. The reality of Dr. Ford's words and how the response was so ineffective. What does this say to women who… Continue reading

  • "The only necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke I wrote a scathing post and just "saved" it.  Perhaps it is my trauma reacting to the Catholic church, the years, those who knew and… Continue reading

  • Un-naturally Oppress

    I am listening to a Memoir "Educated" by Tara Westover. In it she mentioned the side of the oppressor, when someone is looking for equality. Now, as unreal as this may seem, the way she said it had me looking… Continue reading

  •  "Welcome out of the cave, my friend. It's a bit colder out here, but the stars are just beautiful."  Plato  I love how she was able to articulate the over arching energy of living in a cult for women and… Continue reading

  • Brene Brown goes on to say, in her new book "Braving The Wilderness" – about dehumanizing.   "Challenging ourselves to live by higher standards requires constant diligence and awareness. We're so saturated by these words and images, we're close to… Continue reading

  • "You are only free when you realize you belong no place – you belong every place – no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great"           Maya Angelou. I began reading Brene Brown's… Continue reading

  • Pretend Not To See

    In all the years of writing on this blog, I haven't been able to clearly see the chasm of misunderstanding. What was its contents and how can we seemingly see the same thing and not at all see it the… Continue reading

  • One by One

    Below is a link to a podcast about a Laestadian woman's experience leaving her childhood religion and how abuse was weaved in.  Here is the link to the site. https://www.culturechatpodcast.com/helenalucia/ It is always helpful to hear another person echo your experience.… Continue reading

  • Exposed

    Every now and again a member of the FALC pops up and wants me to stop writing about my experiences of being abused AND the church on the same blog.   This one suggests the following – "It would be… Continue reading