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Dealing with Medical Gaslighting
By 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 30, 20221 min read


SEXUAL ASSAULT: LOCKER ROOM TALK
By 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...
Mar 18, 20221 min read


Parenting Mistakes
STOP THE CYCLE! DON'T: 1. Constantly compare your child with other children-- especially siblings, cousins, neighbors or schoolmates. 2....
Feb 21, 20221 min read


EMOTIONAL 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...
Feb 10, 20221 min read


Why 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 19, 20222 min read


Till 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 14, 20222 min read


What is Gaslighting?
Definition of "Gaslighting" and a discussion of how it is used as a weapon.
Jan 9, 20220 min read


Information about Gaslighting !
Learning about the concept of gaslighting!
Jan 9, 20221 min read


Toxic People
Joyce Faulkner's books include "In the Shadow of Suribachi," "Windshift," "Vala's Bed," and "Garrison Avenue."
Jan 8, 20222 min read


WORDS HURT
The young girl did everything to please her mother. She picked up around the house, took the clothes off the clothesline, and swept and...
Jan 6, 20221 min read


DEPRESSION IS REAL
Depression is real for many people. Among its symptoms are ongoing sadness, feelings of worthlessness, problems with concentration,...
Jan 6, 20221 min read


In the Hallway
By 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 3, 20221 min read


UNFORGIVABLE
by Joyce Faulkner At first it was just a vibration -- like a distant heartbeat, then the faint smell of smoke. Hedy opened her eyes....
Jan 2, 20229 min read


EMOTIONAL TRAUMA
Everyone has suffered through periods of emotional trauma, whether a loved one has died, or they’ve faced a situation that struck them...
Dec 22, 20212 min read


BETRAYAL 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 22, 20212 min read


MENTAL ABUSE
Mental 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...
Dec 22, 20211 min read
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