I think it's safe to say that most of us got that flurry of nervous excitement the few days before the start of the new school year. And perhaps many of us would have feelings of dread...after all, you now have to wake up very early and get into a routine that for about 2 [...]
I think that most often when people think of abuse, they generally think of physical battering. They imagine scars, bruises, scratches, and perhaps broken bones. There are negative impacts resulting from physical abuse that last longer than the physical wounds. However, what gets lost in the discussion of abuse is that of emotional neglect and [...]
In the last couple of years, we have seen a significant increase in media coverage of sexual assault and abuse. From institutionalized sexual abuse in places of worship, membership organizations, schools, and universities, it seems impossible not to come across another story of another victimization. Despite such increased awareness, there is still much to be [...]
George Carlin once joked that the evolution of the term Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) removed the impact of the condition, essentially meaning the more syllables and words we add, the more detached from the issue we become. To a certain degree, he was right, however what we have now understood as PTSD has come a [...]
