Feeling Overwhelmed in the Day-to-Day

I am going through a phase of feeling very overwhelmed in my life. I have always been a person who needs lots of structure. I need a schedule that I can count on. At this moment, it feels like nothing is safe and secure. I know that a lot of this has to do with [...]

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Struggling with New Memories

This has been a rough week for me. While it was freeing to make the choice not to question whatever memories surfaced, this also apparently opened the floodgates to dealing with some really heavy stuff. At this point, I don’t even know what it is yet … only that it is really bad. On Sunday [...]

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Theory about Sibling Abuse

I have had discussions with three completely unrelated people about the sibling abuse they suffered as children. I see a lot of similarities in their stories, and I want to share the generalities here. I also want to present a theory that might be healing for some readers who suffered from sibling abuse. Please note [...]

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Choosing to Believe Yourself When you Recover Memories

On my blog entry entitled How Do You Convince Yourself to Feel the Pain after Child Abuse?, a reader posted the following comment: My problem is, I have blocked memories. I cannot remember no matter what I do or how hard I try. When I was really working on it, I just started having memories [...]

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When a Child Abuser is Respected in the Community

I don’t know how many of you have ever heard of Dr. Mel Levine. He was a very well-respected doctor who did groundbreaking research on children with learning disabilities. His research laid the foundation for helping numerous learning-disabled children find a way to be successful as students and in life. My own child is reaping [...]

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