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Secrets are toxic to one’s well-being. If you don’t take control of them, they will own you.

Helping Others Find Purpose After Adversity

-Best Trauma Podcasts

Secrets are toxic to one’s well-being. If you don’t take control of them, they will own you.

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A Trauma Survivor Thrivers Podcast

I am a victim of childhood sexual abuse. I kept that secret and lived with the guilt and shame for more than 20 years. It almost killed me until I made the difficult choice to seek help. I went from being a victim, to a survivor and now I am thriving in a way I never thought I could. Join me on my journey through recovery and find out how you can find purpose after adversity.

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Happy Fall Y’all!

October is Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness Month. Our Prosecutor POV contributor, Kathryn Marsh writes about a lesser known form of DV known as Coercive Control. What is it? And how can we identify it?

Our Parenting POV writer, Tina Hamilton shares how she navigated her daughter’s big emotions to find an unexpected teacher in her.

Our new monthly contributor is coming from the soon to be STAR Network, Survivors of Toxic Abusive Relationships. This month they will discuss Healing from Within: How the STAR Network helps survivors re-parent themselves and recover from CPTSD.

Children’s book Author of Belly Rise, Jill-Lynette Piazza shares her journey of living with anxiety and finding her voice. Find out how she’s helping others do the same.

Trauma Educator Karen Gross has a new book out, Mending Education: Finding Hope, Creativity and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma. In this month’s piece, she is able to elaborate on finding the silver lining in these challenging times.

For October, Jenny Braird gives us insight into her personal story of childhood sexual abuse, and the difficult relationships that followed. She takes us on her journey into the Amazon where she found healing and the ability to break generational cycles through Ayahuasca and family constellations therpay.

And as in every issue, we have our monthly AIM Playlist for Lovin’ Life, along with my picks for children and adult books. Plus, check out Joy Larkin’s Twin Flame Reading to see what’s in store for you this October. Happy Reading!

A Trauma Survivor Thriver’s Podcast Season 6 has also begun so please check out the latest episodes here!

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The Tear Box

Written by Sheila Startup, Author of The Tear Box It was 1976. I was a 10-year-old girl heading to her first day of school afterhaving moved from Illinois to Pennsylvania. I was experiencing what I now knowas my first panic attack. I was so anxious that day that I became sick and wassent home. Lo…
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Parenting Children of Divorce: The Highs and Lows

Written By Chloe Mason, Author of Mommy’s House Parenting is a complex and demanding task in any circumstance, but the challenges anddynamics shift dramatically when divorce enters the equation. While divorce can bring relieffrom a marital relationship that is no longer working, it often in…
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Fear Associated with Psychedelics

Getting beyond the fear of trying a psychedelic for the first time If you’re new to psilocybin, it’s understandable to have some apprehension about having a challenging experience Written By Jennifer Chesak, Author of The Psilocybin Handbook for Women I’m coming up on my two-year anniversary of w…
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How therapeutic use of psilocybin may be a tool to recover from sexual assault-related PTSD

Sexual assault and PTSD disproportionally affect women, and we need bettertreatments Written by Jennifer Chesak, Author of “The Psilocybin Handbook for Women“ Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect any person of any gender. In fact, it affectsabout 6% of people during their lifetim…
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PTSD and the Link to Domestic Violence

Written by Kathryn Marsh, Prosecutor’s POV “People think of battered women as unable to think for themselves, unable to do this,not able to do that. In reality, they’re the most resourceful, resilient, kind, compassionatepeople I think I’ve ever come across.” Kathy Jones 1 June is PTSD Awar…
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Repairing when you blew it – apologizing to your kids, why it’s important, how it supports and encourages healing.

Written by Tina Hamilton, The Healing Parent Would you apologize to your children if you messed up?  Years ago, I would have said no. I was of the mind that to apologize to a child would mean that they would begin to question my authority.  Besides, I don’t remember adults ever apologiz…
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Children: Navigating the Feelings that come with BIG Emotions

Written By Elizabeth Morse, Author of “The Emotional Bus is Struggling“ As someone who deals with many issues like chronic pain, autoimmune diseases, stomachissues, and complications after back surgery, I learned that masking my emotions would onlyhurt myself and decided to speak up a…
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Parallel Healing: A Mother-Son Journey Through Psychedelics

By Josh Halu & Candace Halu Candace: I have hated my mom for as long as I can remember. At three years old, I clamored to my mom’s bed for a cuddle of reassurance and love, but she pushed me away. And there she was, at my husband’s funeral, pretending she was there to support [&he…
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Breaking Free from Toxic Relationships: A Journey of Courage and Empowerment

Written By Dr. Jamie Huysman, Founder of The TAR Network Behind closed doors, in the quiet corners of our neighborhoods, and within the fabric of our communities, a silent pandemic rages on. It doesn’t make headlines or prompt global alarms, yet its impact reverberates through millions of people …
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Your History of Trauma Matters for Menopause

Plus, how psilocybin may be able to help with symptoms of this major mid-life change Written By Jennifer Chesak, Author of The Psilocybin Handbook for Women With severe asthma, I was seriously ill as a child. I was frequently hospitalized,sometimes in the intensive care unit. At one point when I …

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