Role Reboot

How Self-Care Makes You A Better Parent

This originally appeared on Mindfulness4Mothers. Republished here with permission. I used to think self-care was self-absorption and I “worked” on myself for my daughter’s sake. Now, I know self-care is necessary for me as well, and that to be a good mother I have to matter to myself. “The only abuser left in your life,” […]

Why Survivors Need Each Other

While childhood abuse is common, open talk about the struggle to live, love, and parent well after being raised in hell is rare. “If I was dissociating, I wouldn’t feel so anxious,” she said. “Or you might, but you just wouldn’t know it,” I replied. We laughed the PTSD laugh. This is how survivors talk […]