What the days surrounding my mother’s funeral taught me about childhood trauma, family stories, and the relationship we never got to have. Saturday, November 7, 2026 — Before the Funeral It was 5 a.m. yesterday morning when I sat down to write about my mother. In just a few hours, I would be attending her…
When a child defends the person who is hurting them, adults often do not know what to do with that. It can look like loyalty, or denial, or dishonesty, or a child who simply does not understand what is happening. It can be frustrating for a teacher, a family member, a first responder, or a…
Understanding trauma bonding, childhood attachment, and why recognizing abuse isn’t always as simple as it looks. There is a question that gets asked about people in abusive relationships more than almost any other: “Why don’t they just leave?” It seems like such a simple question from the outside. When someone is being hurt, controlled, manipulated,…