We Isolate And Withdraw When Life Is Hard. Why?

I Didn’t Realize My Childhood Had Been Stolen From Me

Until I grew up and started talking about it

It All Started When I Pierced My Own Ears

A hasty act of defiance turned into a symbol of freedom I…

“That’s Why You’re So Fat,” My Mother Said To Me At Age 12

And then I began to self-destruct

Becoming the Abuser

My experience with childhood psychological manipulation

It Wasn’t That Bad

How minimizing my trauma sabotaged my healing

It’s true: No matter…

I Confronted My Child’s Bully

How my traumatic past informed my approach

Why I Can’t Just Stop

My neglected inner child doesn’t care about my long-term goals

No More Babies For Me: A Sad Milestone

The unexpected weight of the right decision

Welcome to the Trauma Olympics

The competition begins with “Who had the worst childhood.”