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If Someone You Know Was Sexually Abused or Raped - Part Two 12 Apr 2013 | 10:00 am
A few weeks ago I described some of the ways that people helped me talk about what had happened to me as a child and by talking about it, begin the healing process. These people weren’t clinicians, th...
When someone you know is sexually abused or raped 2 Apr 2013 | 09:23 pm
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. I am reposting this for those who know someone who has been abused. This is how you can help. We all know -- and many of us a...
DID & Healing: It Gets Better 17 Mar 2013 | 08:06 pm
Now after many years of healing I am happy, and not just on the surface. Despite how difficult it can still be to grieve and remember all I have been through, I am proud to say that I am better than I...
Talking About Sex and Sexual Abuse with Latinas 17 Feb 2012 | 07:42 am
In Latino culture you aren’t supposed to talk about your problems. You aren’t supposed to think about yourself if you are a woman. You are supposed to think about your family and care for them. Discus...
Still it can be a struggle 1 Sep 2011 | 05:14 am
I've been healing from the trauma of Child Sexual Abuse for years off and on. My work both personally and professionally has been to help others understand the impact of trauma and more recently to he...
The Sum of My Parts - A Memoir 19 Aug 2011 | 01:59 am
My upcoming memoir, The Sum of My Parts: A Survivor’s Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder, emphasizes the healing process and the nature of resilience. These installments from Chapter One contain ...
If Someone You Know Was Sexually Abused As A Child - Part Two 12 Aug 2011 | 11:29 am
Last week I described some of the ways that people helped me talk about what had happened to me as a child and by talking about it, begin the healing process. These people weren’t clinicians, they jus...
If Someone You Know Has Been Sexually Abused as a Child 29 Jul 2011 | 07:01 am
We all know and many of us are close to people who have survived child sexual abuse or rape. Chances are, many of you reading this are survivors yourself. We often encourage survivors to speak about t...
The six therapeutic tools I found most helpful 21 Jul 2011 | 08:22 am
The more I think about it, the more I marvel at the skill of the psychiatrist who helped me heal from Dissociative Identity Disorder. As I look back on our work together, I can spot a number of creati...
Dissociating is like watching your life from 50 feet off the ground 13 Jul 2011 | 03:36 pm
In order for me to learn how to stop dissociating, I first had to figure out when I was doing it. I had to recognize how it felt and learn to see the difference in how I felt when I wasn’t dissociatin...
