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 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…
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,…
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.…
