Don’t tell me everything happens for a reason When even the justice system offers no solution I walk around reclusive and exposed Like a tortoise without a shell Every day life plays in fast forward But my mind keeps replaying moments in hell One unwanted touch and my childhood was…
Originally published on ACES Connection on May 4, 2016 By Christine Cissy White. I learned about the CDC-Kaiser Permanente ACE Study and 10- questionnaire survey only two years ago, and it’s fair to say I’ve been obsessed with it ever since. I’m a mother, a trauma survivor, an activist and…
Originally published on W.T.F. on May 4, 2016 By Dawn Daum. Sometimes all it takes for a person who is suffering to reach out for help is to see the face of someone they can identify with. By doing something you already do, nearly every day, you can help make…
Originally published on Elephant Journal on May 3, 2016 By Christine “Cissy” White. How come when I googled “PTSD” a few weeks back, this is what I got? Where are the women? The children? The civilian men with PTSD? The missing images are striking—and troubling, considering the facts: “Women are…
