OCD, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, is an oft misunderstood mental health condition affecting approximately 2 to 3 percent of U.S. adults in their lifetime. I hesitate to call it a “condition.”…
Abandonment is a very common experience in early life as well as adulthood. Tragically, trauma and other challenges like abandonment (a type of trauma) can shape and change the brain…
I would argue that most abuse is hidden. The scars, both physical and emotional, are also often hidden in plain sight. Most of us are carrying around invisible wounds in…
The Younger You Everyone has an inner child. And if you’re sensitive or an empath, you may already have an awareness or even a connection with him or her. At…
Cult dynamics are everywhere. In my opinion, anyway — when you apply the term loosely. We usually think of the more catastrophic versions, such as the People Temple and Heaven’s…
Very few people make it through life unscathed by trauma. In fact, I would argue that every single human has experienced it, even if minor. Others have dealt with massive…
What Is Trauma? Trauma can be defined as an event that causes severe emotional distress. It often overwhelms the individual’s capacity to cope or process what occurred. Common responses to…
In my estimation, cults are everywhere — in far more common and insidious ways than you might at first think. When using the term loosely, you can apply it to…
Humanity is stressed right now, to say the least – in some ways more than ever. And that’s not even touching on the horrors of war, poverty, and oppression that…
Grief is the natural reaction to change or loss of any kind. It also occurs when there’s a shift in a pattern of familiar behavior. We all deal with grief…
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