The One-Dimensional Child Abuser

I am reading a great novel called A Soft Place to Land by Susan Rebecca White. A passage from this book made me think about my recounting of my experiences with S & L, my most sadistic abusers. In this passage, Julia is writing about her “evil stepmother” Peggy, who was emotionally abusive: … Peggy, [...]

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Yoga as a Tool for Healing from Child Abuse

Yesterday I blogged about Reiki. I cannot talk about Reiki without also talking about yoga. Yoga has been a particularly powerful way for me to heal from child abuse. I was surprised to get a suggestion from my pastor to engage in yoga after he learned about my child abuse issues. I thought that yoga [...]

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Reiki as a Tool for Healing from Child Abuse

A reader emailed me and asked me to blog about using Reiki as a tool for healing from child abuse. I have written about Reiki before (see here and here), but it has been a while since I have addressed this topic on my blog. This reader is hoping to hear about other people’s experiences [...]

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