“People with [Borderline Personality Disorder] are like people with third degree burns over 90% of their bodies. Lacking emotional skin, they feel agony at the slightest touch or movement.” ― Marsha M. Linehan Let me begin by saying I am not…
“What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Damned For nearly 5 years, I grew up in Hendersonville, TN. Then, in my 4th grade year we moved to High…
“The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you’ll never have.” ~Kierkegaard The following content may be uncomfortable for some. If you have young children, please read. Otherwise, go on about your business, there’s…
“Recall how often in human history the saint and the rebel have been the same person.” ~ Rollo May, 1975, The Courage to Create, p. 35 Sitting in the circle, each of us took turns looking at the other wondering…
The difference between children who have experienced trauma vs children who have not is the difference between a well-fed dog and a dog caught in a trap. Being bitten by a dog stuck in a trap will be interpreted…