TRIGGER POINTS CONTRIBUTOR: KAREN PERRY

Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on November 20, 2016 By Dawn Daum. Introducing Trigger Points contributor Karen Perry, author of Whole. 1. What was the most surprising thing about becoming a parent? The most surprising thing about becoming a parent was the healing I felt by watching my mom,…

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TRIGGER POINTS CONTRIBUTOR: NIKKI PATRICK

Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on November 19, 2015 By Dawn Daum. Welcome to our new interview series where we get to introduce you to the Trigger Points contributors. Our first interview is with Nikki Patrick, author of Taking Back What is Mine. 1. What was the most surprising…

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TRIGGER POINTS CONTRIBUTOR JODIE ORTEGA

Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on November 30, 2015 By Dawn Daum. Introducing Trigger Points Contributor Jodie Ortega, author of Thank You. 1. What was the most surprising thing about becoming a parent? My abuse started when I was four years old so my perception of love and reality…

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Helping victims of sexual violence overcome PTSD

Originally published on Harvard T.H. Chan on November 17, 2015 By Karen Feldscher. Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, is an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychological reaction that occurs after a high-stress event and includes symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and flashbacks. Here, Koenen…

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