“In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. If secrecy fails, the perpetrator attacks the credibility of his victim. If he cannot silence her absolutely, he tries to make sure no one listens.” ~ Judith Lewis Herman
Damaged Goods - Talk Mental Health - Remove the Shame (Trigger Warning)
New Discovery about ACE - Adverse Childhood Experience
Family Dysfunction
Families all over the world in various cultures, have secrets and shameful things they like to remain hidden, that they can’t divulge to the world. The angst I feel internally drives my passion to share stories of not only mental health, but also the struggle & dysfunction of families through my podcasts.
“I walk for...My brother, My son, Myself, my students and to end the stigma"
Suicide Prevention is an essential necessity in our modern world. Thirty two years ago my brother died by suicide. Hushed secrets, shame & disgrace prevented our family from talking about it. Instead, my mother anguished year after year in silence. I buried it and it took on a life inside my precariously promiscuous wild life.