Imagine walking to your son’s room and knocking on the door, hoping he will say he will be home for dinner this time. There is…
According to the American Psychological Association, trauma is defined as the emotional response to a negative event. While it is perfectly normal for a human…
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When we see yet another #MeToo headline rush past the floodgates, it’s tempting to speculate, “We are living in crazy times. Why is all this…
Veteran’s Day is here and it’s important to recognize the individuals who fought for our country. But what exactly are we recognizing? We can say…
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“If there’s anything I learned after experiencing date rape drugs, is that it can happen to anyone at any time.“ I was 20 when I…
A teenage kid is struggling with bullying, fitting in, and feelings of depression. He scavenges his parents’ medicine cabinet to help ease his pain. He…
My body has been viscerally seized by the news of a suicide twice in my life. The first was a Thursday almost twenty years ago…