Trauma

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. Long […]

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 when I first tried psychedelics, specifically psilocybin. The […]

Written By Kathryn Marsh, Prosecutor’s POV Summertime is here, and many of us look forward to longer days, time with friends andvacations. However, as the temperatures rise over the summer months so do the crimerates. A 2014 report from the Department of Justice (DOJ) found sexual assaults, intimate partnerviolence, homicides and other violent crimes, generally […]

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 lifetime. But as the author of The Psilocybin Handbookfor Women and an advocate for […]

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 Awareness Month. Approximately 7% of people will develop PTSD […]

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 […]

Written By Dr. Jamie Huysman, Founder of The TAR Network STAR Network Foundation, formerly known as the TAR Network, is a 501(c)(3) organizationdedicated to bringing global awareness, transformation, and self-love to individuals whoseemotional realities have been distorted by Toxic Abusive Relationships (TAR). Our mission isto address one of the greatest public health crises of our […]

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 was about eight, I had […]

Written By Tina Hamilton, The Healing Parent Childhood emotional neglect is the “failure of caregivers to provide adequate emotional support, validation, and attention to a child or dependent adult1.” Last month, we dove deep into Childhood Emotional Neglect – what it is, what it looks like, the signs you experienced it as a child, and […]

Written By Kathryn Marsh, Prosecutor POV May is mental health awareness month.  A time to recognize how mental health issues may impact your or a loved one’s life and educate yourself on available resources and ways you can help advocate for others. Vicarious or secondary trauma is a mental health issue that isn’t discussed a […]