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Self-Harm: More than Just Cutting

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “People say things / meant to rip you in half / but you hold the power to not / turn their words into a knife / and cut yourself.” ― Rupi Kaur Trigger Warning: This post contains explicit descriptions of self-harming behavior and may be triggering to some.  Educating my clients has […]

Part Two: Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Many survivors insist they’re not courageous: ‘If I were courageous I would have stopped the abuse.’ ‘If I were courageous, I wouldn’t be scared’… Most of us have it mixed up. You don’t start with courage and then face fear. You become courageous because you face your fear.” ― Laura Davis Blake […]

Part One: Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “As much as we’d like to put our kids in a bubble, it’s not possible. Actually sitting down and having that uncomfortable conversation with your kid is going to help prevent things in the long run because they are going to understand that you are a safe person to talk to and […]

Beware the Sting of the Internet: Simple Ways to Protect Your Home from Porn

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.”  ~ Pope John Paul II Every second… Every day… In addition to these frightening numbers, 40 […]