Mar 301 minDealing with Medical GaslightingBy Mindy Lawrence If your doctor tells you that you aren’t really sick, that it’s in your head, or if you’d just lose weight, you’d be...
Mar 181 minSEXUAL ASSAULT: LOCKER ROOM TALKBy Mindy Lawrence As long as I can remember, I‘ve heard the phrase “locker room talk.” It’s supposedly the rough and tumble banter that...
Feb 211 minParenting MistakesSTOP THE CYCLE! DON'T: 1. Constantly compare your child with other children-- especially siblings, cousins, neighbors or schoolmates. 2....
Feb 101 minEMOTIONAL ABUSE: Dealing with a Manipulative Person Manipulative people harm others. We’ve all known one or more of these individuals. They take advantage of their victims to get what they...
Jan 202 minWhy do People Shut Down Emotionally? by Mindy Lawrence Several situations can cause a person to shut down emotionally. Here are some of them. Depression If you live with a...
Jan 152 minTill It Happens to You...By Joyce Faulkner For a few years, back in the day, I volunteered for a Rape Crisis Center in a big city. After training, I served as a...
Jan 90 minWhat is Gaslighting? Definition of "Gaslighting" and a discussion of how it is used as a weapon.
Jan 82 minToxic PeopleJoyce Faulkner's books include "In the Shadow of Suribachi," "Windshift," "Vala's Bed," and "Garrison Avenue."
Jan 71 minWORDS HURTThe young girl did everything to please her mother. She picked up around the house, took the clothes off the clothesline, and swept and...
Jan 71 minDEPRESSION IS REALDepression is real for many people. Among its symptoms are ongoing sadness, feelings of worthlessness, problems with concentration,...
Jan 31 minIn the HallwayBy Mindy Lawrence I remember standing in the hall at home arguing with my mother. It happened often. She’d call me stupid and sometimes...
Jan 39 minUNFORGIVABLEby Joyce Faulkner At first it was just a vibration -- like a distant heartbeat, then the faint smell of smoke. Hedy opened her eyes....
Dec 23, 20212 minEMOTIONAL TRAUMAEveryone has suffered through periods of emotional trauma, whether a loved one has died, or they’ve faced a situation that struck them...
Dec 23, 20212 minBETRAYAL AND MENTAL HEALTH“The act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being betrayed: violation of a person's trust or confidence, of a moral...
Dec 23, 20211 minMENTAL ABUSEMental abuse is a form of control in which you are made to feel worse about yourself. It’s a mechanism for control. The effects of mental...