“Radical self love and radical self compassion is really one of the key ways to heal yourself from trauma. You have to release yourself. You have to choose yourself.” —Grace Sandra. This month, Shaley sits down with award-winning blogger and author Grace Sandra. Grace has experienced postpartum depression, divorce and remarriage, childhood abuse, rape, miscarriages, […]
The Many Faces of Silence
There are many faces to Silence. The loud booming Silence of Loved Ones no longer here—their voice and presence deeply missed—can cause a reflective silence. Post-holidays, there is also the Toxic Silence. A silence that may continue all year for some, or only rear its ugly head at the holidays. That is the silence that […]
A Collection of Simple Joys
By Anonymous [Trigger warning: Mention of abuse] My dad was put in boarding school when he was 10. His father was cold and demanding, because his grandpa was a very sad man who had fought in World War II and his trauma went uncared for. The legacy of violence, the pattern of conflict, the hand-me-down curse […]