Category: Never Give Up

September Issue

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CREATING A SACRED CIRCLE by Alexis Acker-Halbur Sacred circles are not new. Creating a sacred circle was performed in ancient times when my ancestors wanted to honor their deity and to be protected from wild animals and fierce tribes. Evidence reveals that these circles appeared as early as 300,000 years ago. The sacred circle has grown more acceptable in many cultures. When I am in a sacred circle, I am open to all my emotions […]

Writing Your Way Through Trauma Workshop

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If you’ve experienced trauma and want a positive way to express your feelings, please join us for our “Writing Through Trauma Workshop.” You’ll learn how trauma can compromise your health and wellness, and learn ways to heal. Workshop 1.0 is for beginners who are exploring healing through writing. Workshop 2.0 is for writers who have taken Workshop 1.0 and want to pursue other creative forms. These writing workshops are held at a safe and comfortable […]

New Program Coming Soon!

A poster for the truth program.

  One of the first lessons we learn as children is to tell the truth. For children who are physically, emotionally, and psychologically abused and traumatized, this lesson becomes a dire challenge. Frequently threatened and told to lie these children — now adults — grow further and further from the truth. That is until now. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing with you a new program to help resolve trauma issues to achieve a […]

Living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

A book cover with the title of if i could tell you how it feels.

I received the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) about ten years ago, after my daughter was involved in a serious accident while walking to school. Before the accident, I worked hard to keep my life, my family and their world so protected that the instant she got hit, my controlled snow globe world instantly cracked, hit the ground, and shattered. In fact, when my son and I were talking the day of the accident, he […]

April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

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How the Effects of Child Abuse Have Become the Biggest Public Health Issue in America www.psychotherapynetworker.org Mary Sykes Wylie Since the publication of DSM-IV in 1994, a massive body of neurobiological research has accumulated revealing how protracted childhood abuse and neglect can cause pervasive, devastating, and lasting biological and psychological harm, not unlike patients with a PTSD diagnosis. Researchers in developmental psychopathology have shown that childhood maltreatment and neglect are associated with structural and functional abnormalities in […]