A simple search on the internet for Veterans Day quotes would show up this line which says, “We don't know them all, but we owe them all.”It’s not credited to anyone, but whoever said this just nailed it right through the core. It’s tru...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes references and actual experiences of different types of abuse.The love that we attract is the love that we project. Consciously or not, we captivate the kind of love tha...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes references and actual experiences of different types of abuse.“Love comes when you least expect it.”Says a common quote, and also a lesson Katrina Smith learned from her mom....

Trigger Warning: Please note that this episode includes references to and actual experiences of different types of abuse.In celebration of World Mental Health Day, we are honored to meet several people who emerg...

Trigger Warning: Please note that this episode includes references to and actual experiences of different types of abuse.As we celebrate World Mental Health ...

Let’s face it, we all have our fair share of traumas, most commonly because of something our parents did. Yes, our very own parents. While most parents mean well, there are some who may not know how to raise a child in a loving or nurturing env...

Being in an abusive relationship takes a massive toll on a person, often times it leaves them with nothing but trauma, and recovering takes a lot of time and effort especially when the wound is deep and can’t be patched up quickly. There are wa...

Setting boundaries is often viewed as a preventive measure that can help us avoid falling into the cycle of violence and abuse. But when one is already deep into the void and all that’s left to do is either sink further or grasp for air and ris...

Trigger Warning: Please note that this episode contains depictions of suicide that some people may find disturbing.The word “suicide” can elicit many different reactions or responses from people. And for the longest time...

Trigger Warning: Please note that this episode contains depictions of suicide that some people may find disturbing.The 10th of September each year is considered World Suicide Prevention Day. Since suicide has alarmingly ...

For someone who is in survival mode within an abusive relationship, it takes a lot of courage and self-awareness to reach a point of acceptance – to be able to take off one’s rose-colored glasses and see the situation for what it truly is. Only...

What does being authentic mean to you? How can you say that you're 100% true to yourself? Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher, proposed that authenticity is essential to achieving freedom and living a meaningful life. Only if we ...

“How starved you must have been that my heart became a meal for your ego.”  – Amanda Torroni, authorOver the years, the concept of love has been excessively romanticized that people often get drowned in cheesy lines, fairyt...

Ending a relationship with a narcissist can be such an eye-opening experience; it is when we finally discover layers of ugly truths behind the mask of the abuser. On the one hand, it must be a relief to finally break free from the "beast" that ...

When we're with a toxic or narcissistic person,  what we may not necessarily be consciously aware of is that we are in a constant state of heightened anxiety.  – Trey De La TorreGoing through an abusive or toxic relati...

Building a positive self-image does not happen overnight. It requires conscious effort, commitment, and inner strength. For some people, it takes years to outgrow the childhood experiences that damaged their self-esteem and made them question t...

John Bowlby, the main proponent of Attachment Theory, once said, “The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals [is] a basic com...

“Abusers are notorious for rushing the first stage of intimacy. This phase is electric and full of promise. Survivors commonly recall being swept off their feet by a man more passionately interested in them than anyone had ever been before.”

Sometimes, we don’t realize that we are in an abusive relationship because the people who create the toxic or even unsafe situations in our lives are the same people who provide most of our needs –  physiological or psychological. And deep...

So many experts and research on child growth and development would emphasize the significant role of primary caregivers in an individual’s holistic development. They can influence a child’s physical, socio-emotional, and mental aspects, among o...

Fear and faith cannot coexist in our hearts at the same time. – Neil Andersen, American Religious LeaderSurvivors of abuse and violence may have experienced different kinds of fear that could range from mild to paralyzing. It is...

Most of us, at one point in our lives, have known, witnessed, or at least heard about a victim of abuse and violence – whether it was someone we personally know like a friend or family member, a neighbor, or even a celebrity. And perhaps the fi...

The one thing we all have in common is that our silent crime was giving unconditional love. - Regina Marie  It is true that love involves making sacrifices; being in any kind of relationship entails the respon...

Being in an abusive relationship is unquestionably a very dark place to be in, and can be a daunting void to get out of. For some victims of domestic violence, seeing light at the end of the tunnel seems impossible. But there are those who got ...

We are the ones responsible for defining who looks back at us in the mirror every single day. - Regina MarieBehind a smiling woman is a painful past full of trauma, abuse, domestic violence, and injustice.This is...