When you think of the word “therapy”, you probably think of a client sitting on a couch, the therapist sitting on a chair, both discussing life problems.…
Do All Alcoholics Have Domestic Abuse Issues? Not entirely… Not all alcoholics are physically and emotionally abusive, and not all abusive people are alcoholics. It’s…
Violent tugging from the back of the throat. Eyes burning with the threat of tears. Two young children stare with doe eyes as they try to process…
66 % of all addicts had previously experienced physical or emotional trauma during childhood. Childhood trauma is a scary experience. Whether it’s from physical abuse, physical…
We’re surrounded by rape culture. It’s what shames women and men into hiding the invasive, soul-crushing horrors that befall them behind closed doors. The patriarchy…
We’ve all heard the ignorant line dripping with condescension, “Oooh, poor baby, was that a trigger for you? Grow up and deal with it! The…
You start using for the first time. Now it’s your 10th and you need more. You get sucked into a whirlpool of bad habits. You’re stealing from family, selling…
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” —Hermann Hesse As the author of cerebral works like Der…