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A Mother who Walks in Reality.
Last night I read, “Hannah’s Gift” by Maria Housden, Lessons from a Life Fully Lived. What a great gift they gave each other as they bravely faced life as it unfolded for each of them, in truth. For… Continue reading
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Keeping Our Family Sweet
I am drawn to stories of adult children who have escaped cult like religions and who speak out about the abuse they endured, and the juxtaposition between religion and abuse. The severity of the abuse almost seems equal to… Continue reading
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Backwards to Find Myself.
In Peter Levine’s book, “Waking the Tiger” he speaks of understanding abuse, as you had to be there, that in order to truly understand the full impact, you had to be there. We use that in humorous situations, that… Continue reading
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What I Mirrored.
Continuing on from “Codependent No More” by Melody Beatte, she writes. “Gradually, I began to climb out of my black abyss. Along the way, I developed a passionate interest in the subject of codependency. As a counselor (although I… Continue reading
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Looking at her…
I went online and did some reading on the statistics and reseach on pedophiles, for some reason I hadn’t done this before. Pedophile. The word comes from the Greek: παιδοφιλία (paidophilia): παῖς (pais), "child" and φιλία (philia), "friendship". … Continue reading
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There she was……
She didn’t know, as she twirled on the tire swing, her hair grabbed by the breeze and taken prisoner, the tree creaked above, the sound mingling with her carefree laughter, her white sandals scuffed by the moist soil below, the… Continue reading