Childhood Trauma

Copy of 30 minutes of Hell - Silenced Me for 49 years (TRIGGER WARNING)

“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)

The earliest memory I have is sitting inside the dark confines of a cupboard, layered in blue formica. Screams echoed around me, but the walls of my mind and space protected me.

New Discovery about ACE - Adverse Childhood Experience

A huge revelation came about through my contact with Jody B., episode 35. I learned that I’ve been exposed to a shit load of trauma in my life. It’s really a miracle that I’m alive, and that I raised four kids and am blessed with (now) four grandkids. Do you know your ACE score?

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.

Words Have Lasting Impact - Choose Them Wisely

Scrolling through Instagram today, I came across a post that read, “I wish I was as fat as I was the first time I thought I was fat.” I couldn’t help but cringe and try to imagine my own thinking along these lines.