By Brittany Belizor My Childhood Was Just a Blueprint
They say childhood is a blueprint. I didn’t know that growing up I just thought it was a house with…
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By Adrienne West I Am a Domestic Abuse Survivor
Seven simple words from my 8-year-old daughter gave me the courage and determination to change my life forever. I will…
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By Marissa Khosh Before I Knew Loss
Sometimes I miss those days of innocence. Those days before the grief. Those days before our reality became a repetitive…
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By Charissa Lauren To the Mom with a Traumatic Birth Story
My twins will be three months old this weekend, and I just finished making their baby book. It took me…
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By Carole Hawkins Her Future Will Not Be My Broken Past
Forty years ago, you were an innocent child. You were brought into this world for a purpose. Your innocence is…
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A Classmate Molested Me in Third Grade and I Didn’t Know How to Speak Up
I grew up in a beautiful home. I knew I was loved beyond measure despite my overactive mouth and unbridled…
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Winter Gloves and Other Trauma
As I stood in the middle of a bustling English high street, trying to help my screaming 7-year-old daughter fit…
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By Sarah Hamelman The You Who Endured Trauma Needs the You of Today To Let Her Go
You cannot save the past version of yourself who was killed by trauma. Whether your trauma stemmed from an impossible…
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My Eating Disorder Began Before I Was Born
My mother and her intense body image issues were projected on me from birth. I was told the moment they…
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By Ellie Barbee Loving Me after Trauma Means Being Careful with My Heart
To the husband loving me despite my past trauma, Thank you. For not sneaking up and playfully putting your arms…
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By Kirstyn Wegner They Just Played Dolls: Making Foster Children Feel Welcome
“Mom,” my daughter whined, “I give up. I can’t do this anymore. She is driving me crazy.” I knew the…
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By Elizabeth Wiley An EF-3 Tornado Hit My Small Town. What It Can Teach Us about Strength.
It didn’t seem like a bad storm. In fact, I thought it would miss us. And I was a little…
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