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…
Originally published on the Huffington Post on November 23, 2015 By Dawn Daum. I worry that at times you are feeling the brunt of my childhood trauma, because you have now become my teacher; your love and existence my lessons. Is that normal for every parent? I don’t know, and…
Originally published on Elephant Journal on November 19, 2015 By Christine “Cissy” White. My cultural pride is shame. My native tongue is a memory I try to scrape clean so mud doesn’t cake out of my mouth. My greatest gift of maternal love is to insist she get no heirloom.…
Originally published on TriggerPointsAnthology.com on Oct 26, 2015 By Dawn Trigger Points Anthology ~ The Book, the Creators, the Mission. Joyelle and Dawn are survivors of childhood abuse working to break the cycle for their own families. Raising children as an abuse survivor is often a lonely and isolating experience,…
