There’s a seemingly endless supply of sympathy for children, like my daughter, who are victims of sexual abuse. But there is a shocking lack of sympathy for the consequences of this abuse on these kids as they age. If parenting was like any other job, my experience as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse would […]
When we minimize a child’s fear we make them feel lesser. When we validate their concerns and help them work through a difficult situation we empower them to survive the challenges of life. For the first three decades of my life I experienced fairly normal levels of anxiety. I had short-lived fight-or-flight responses around events […]
Because “expert” advice is doled out regularly for free on the Internet like candy from a Pez dispenser, is actual expert advice losing its financial value? My brain has been picked over like a dead gazelle. Dear God, the flies! Get them off me. Who can relate? Complete strangers on the Internet feel entitled to […]
