Healing From Trauma and Being Unsupported!

The pain one goes through as they are being healed from trauma can be enough.  Then to add not having the support of family and friends can compound the pain.  Sometimes it just adds fuel to the fire that is already burning out of control.  But don’t let that keep you from moving forward.  There […]

I Escaped to My Mind.  Where Do You Escape To?

I escaped to my mind.  Where do you escape to?  My mind was my safe haven as I was growing up enduring different abuses.  It was not the best place to be but it was the safest for me at the time.  How about you?  Where do you escape to?  What or where are the […]

Why Is God Not Answering?

Have you had those times in your life when God seems silent?  Your praying, petitioning and sometimes begging but no answer.  When I had those times in the past, I thought God didn’t care or was mad at me and I lived with the lie for many years.  You might think it’s not a lie […]

Taking Responsibility for Your Choices!

We live in a society where people do not want to take responsibility for their choices.  They want to pass the buck, find someone who is at fault or responsible for their situation or just want someone to be responsible for what has happened in their life.  We just seem to find it hard to […]

Are You Emotionally Prepared for the Holidays?

It’s so hard to believe that Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hannukah are right around the corner.   It will be here before we know it.  I LOVE the Holidays.  I love the cooking, family and friends time, and of course the gift giving. What Holidays Should Be! Holidays are supposed to be joyful times with family […]

Has Life Killed the Dream You Dreamed?

How many of us have had a dream to only have it destroyed or killed by the life around us?  You grew up with something on your heart that you wanted to accomplish, create or conqueror to only have life issues take it all away. I know I have.  I grew up with two dreams.  […]

When Betrayed, Who Do We Trust?

Betrayal is such a difficult thing to overcome because we are usually betrayed by some one we know, love and have trusted.  It breaks our ability to then feel safe in our environment.  We withdraw, make a vow that we will take care of ourselves, to only find that life gets more and more difficult […]

Structure gives you Freedom!

Structure gives you Freedom!  This statement may be hard to comprehend because when we think of “Freedom” we think of being able to do what we want when we want with no restrictions, hinderances or limitations.  But actually, that is the reverse of having freedom. Freedom embodies something deeper than we think.  There really isn’t […]

Fact vs Truth in Receiving Healing from Trauma?

What is fact vs truth in receiving healing from trauma?  Receiving healing from trauma can be a hard journey for many and not one we should have to endure in life.  One of the problems we face is undoing all the lies we’ve believed and the belief systems we’ve adapted.  And one of those belief […]

Does Your Trauma Own You?

Does Your Trauma Own You?  That might seem like a very bizarre question but go with me here.  Trauma affects each of us differently.  What may affect one person adversely can be no big deal to another.  But for those times when trauma adversely affects you and it goes unhealed and left to percolate in […]