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Aug 23, 20187 min

The Midwifery of Trauma Recovery

In mid-morning of October 2nd, 1996 I was in my second floor bathroom tub in the midst of heavy labor with my first son. I had chosen to...

May 15, 20186 min

Hurt People Hurt People

In recent news, the Dominican author Junot Diaz wrote a deeply resonant account of his childhood rape and the lifelong effect the trauma...

Apr 30, 20185 min

The Remarkable Truth About Giving

Back in 2005, when my “picture perfect” life began to dissolve, I sank into a deep depression. My life as I knew it would never be the...

Mar 27, 20187 min

Because Oprah Said It

I admit it, I was a little miffed when Oprah came on 60 minutes to uncover a “Life changing story”—her discovery of the ACE report and...

Mar 14, 20185 min

Lift Our Voices

It was my first real job. I was 16 years old and working as a check-out clerk at a local grocery store. I loved the independence of...

Mar 8, 20185 min

Healing The Silent Survivors

Several years back I was sitting around a kitchen table chatting with two friends with whom I am very close. One of them was Paula (name...

Mar 1, 20186 min

Redefining Trauma

Years ago I identified myself as the problem in my marriage. I felt that the only explanation for being so repulsed by intimacy was that...

Jan 17, 20182 min

The Truth About Vulnerability

Vulnerability has been a buzz word ever since researcher Brene Brown’s TED talk went viral in 2011. According to Brown, allowing...

Jan 10, 20183 min

Meet My Friend, Shame

Not too long ago I received an email from a new friend. We had just spent five days together with several colleagues working on a book of...