Centering self-care de-stresses and connects you to your emotions and thoughts. This creates a resilient buffer from all stress, including abuse. By regaining your former self-care methods and perhaps adding new ones, you can reconnect with yourself and regain your power.  

This blog is the beginning of a seven-part series regarding therapeutic basics that I found addressed survivors’ concerns and encouraged post-traumatic growth. Each of my next six blogs will go into more depth. I think you will find they help you to empower yourself.

I've been spending a lot of time with my 13 month old grandson lately. What a joy! Being with children can be a good way to slow you down...

We are constantly making meaning of our world through our thoughts.  All thoughts are neither true nor untrue, they simply are.  ...