Trigger Points: Childhood Abuse Survivors Experiences of Parenting

Originally published on ACEsConnection.com  on Oct 21, 2015 By Christine Cissy White This is the first book FOR and BY survivors of childhood abuse geared specifically towards the experiences of parenting. THE FIRST! THE ONLY! It includes essays from over twenty men and women survivor parents with children of all…

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PTSD: The Illness I Couldn’t See

Originally published on Huffington Post on October 20, 2015 By Amy Oestreicher. I grew up thinking an “illness” was either fever or croup. Illness was a stuffy nose — a sick-day, an excuse to miss a day of school. At 18 years old, “illness” took on an entirely different meaning.…

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Angelina Jolie Pitt Meets Syria’s Lost Children

The sweet girl in this video is Hala. She is a refugee. The experiences she and her brothers have lived through explain why she appears older than her 11 years of age. In times of war, kids like Hala have to grow up fast. Watch this video to hear Hala’s…

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A church seeks healing

Originally published in the Boston Globe on December 14, 2002 By Michael Paulson. Pope accepts Law’s resignation in Rome Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Bernard F. Law in a private audience at the Vatican. The pope made no public comment. Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston is expected to…

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