It’s OK to Freeze: Healing From Sexual Assault

Originally published on the Huffington Post on December 11, 2015 By Amy Oestreicher. When I speak at colleges about my own story of sexual abuse, I never forget how difficult it was for me to even speak the words, “I was sexually abused.” It took me an even longer time…

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Motherhood

Originally published on RuminaForMoms.com on Sept 8, 2015 By Nikki For some, motherhood comes easy. Some have great role models, wonderful examples of motherhood, amazing memories of their own mothers that they hope to recreate with their children. For some, the road is a little more difficult. I fall in the…

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to have me collapse with each blow

“She tried to make me stand upright for a fair fight, only to have me collapse with each blow.”

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