January 2022

The ACEs Victim Impact Statement exercise's purpose is for you to be able to hear and validate yourself and your genuine pain and suffering by writing out the harm done to you by dysfunctional, abusive family members.,,

By Lori Teresa Yearwood Ms. Yearwood is a reporter covering housing for the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. My descent into homelessness felt as though it happened in the blink of an eye. It was as if one moment I was standing in a meadow next to my horses, stroking their manes, and the next I was lying inside a plastic garbage bag on a park bench, wrapping clothes around my shivering body. In fact, it happened over the course of 12 devastating months from 2013 to 2014. The house I was...

Does your child refuse to leave the playground or other locations without a meltdown? Transitions between activities are tough for toddlers and preschoolers, but especially for those children who have experienced trauma and loss. Children who have experienced traumatic changes in their life like divorce or removal from parents will see ending enjoyable activities as yet another loss. At the same time, they are constantly assessing their level of security, and boundary-pushing is a quick way...