Most people have, at one time or another, been broke. Of course, the term is subjective. I have friends who say they were broke as teenagers, but their family had plenty. They just didn't have an abundance of disposable income. Others, have been working from...
How Do You Deal When Estranged Family Member Dies? I'm struggling with dealing with death as a survivor of abuse. Dealing as a Survivor “I’m not sure what to do with that,” or “I have no idea,” would be my answer to the question of how to...
My husband and I have differing perspectives on more than a few things. Money is one of them. It’s not that we are far apart, but as close as we are, we think differently about its function and use in some ways. If that seems...
Behaving in such a way as to prepare and preserve the future for the next generations seems like a forgotten concept. Duty and sacrifice are not the norm in our culture. I think it was in our history, or we wouldn't have had a Revolutionary...
This week proved that Lyme Disease is not my whole life. Lyme Disease Lyme has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. For many years, I went to doctors who told me I was stressed and treated me like I was...
A big hot mess is no way to describe a person, but it has been pretty common in some survivor circles. It seems to me that every single person alive has been a big hot mess at one time or another. No one has it...
There's a lot of talk about achieving around us. How many of us have achieved the intangible? Achievers In NH, we have a 40 under 40 list of high achievers. Nationally, there's the Fortune 500, Fortune 50!, the Emmys, the Dove Awards, the Best Seller's List, the...
Survivor Leader is the term for advocates who work in the field of their own experience. Self care is critical care, not pampering. Impact It’s appropriate for sure, but for me, it tends to make me feel a bit damaged, maybe a little haggard or scarred. I...
My granddaughter drew a picture of herself with a sparkly crown on her head. She proudly showed it to me via video calling. I was so thrilled. I wrote a story for her with photos from her life and family and sent a hard copy...
Part of healing from the trauma of child sexual abuse, for me, has been to finally find my voice. Herein, I share my letter to the Members of the New Hampshire Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee that will consider establishing a committee to study...