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!

Happy Reading!