I Remember My Trauma in Two Parts

I remember the moment realizing that adults didn’t always believe you.

-Colleen

UncategorizedColleenMay 7, 2021We Are HERColleen, childhood sexual abuse, trauma, retraumatizing, help, helplessComment

Nice Guys Can Do Bad Things, Too

I have come to realize like many victims, I never acknowledged what happened to me the night I conceived his baby.

- Francesca Robert

Sexual AssaultGuest UserJanuary 18, 2021We Are HERrape, pregnancy, attempted suicide, abortion, trauma survivor, trauma, empath, Francesca RobertComment

Coping Ahead: The Skill You Need for the Holiday Season

By coping ahead, you are creating somewhat of an emergency plan for your emotions. This can be extremely helpful during the holiday season due to the potential triggers that might arise.

-KelseyFlanagan

EmpowerKelseyFlanaganNovember 24, 2020We Are HERcoping, holidays, coping ahead, family, triggers, trauma

Who Can Cause Trauma?

We talk a lot about intimate partner violence, and even though that can include family violence or dating violence, it can unfortunately make survivors who have experienced abuse by someone else feel excluded from the conversation.

-Admin

Emotional AbuseADMINNovember 23, 2020We Are HERabuse, uncommon abusers, workplace abuse, familial abuse, trauma, abusive relationshipComment

TIPP: Skills To Change Your Body’s Chemistry When In Distress

These skills are extremely useful as they change your body chemistry quickly to help you when you are in distress or feel the need to act on an unhealthy urge.

-KelseyFlanagan

Empower, Heal, RestoreKelseyFlanaganOctober 20, 2020We Are HERHealing, exercise, breathing, skills, trauma, trauma recovery, TIPPComment

The We Are HER Podcast: S2E9 Meet Ali

Ali is a survivor of campus sexual assault. Like many survivors, she knew the man who harmed her. After college, she married a man who promised to never hurt her like that. But her new husband was no different. Here’s Ali’s powerful story of leaving her husband, healing from multiple traumas, and finding happiness.

Becoming HERADMINSeptember 9, 2020we are her podcast, podcast, sexual assualt, college, marriage, traumaComment

#Emilyism: Trauma Tapestry

Emily said that our trauma is like one tapestry. We can pull out individual threads through healing, but they all touch and influence one another.

ADMINAugust 6, 2020trauma, healingComment

#Emilyism: Unpacking Trauma

Trauma. It’s this big scary word that has a lot of personal meaning for all of us.

ADMINJuly 23, 2020Emily Kempe, trauma, trauma recovery, podcast

How Trauma Affects Our Bodies and Mental Health

Watch the recording of our online workshop on How Trauma Affects Our Mental Health led by Desi Garcia of Candle in a Dark Room.

HealADMINMay 27, 2020mental health, healing, traumaComment

The Second Death of Losing My Home

My tween/teenage self did not know how to understand, recognize and claim the language describing the emotional abandonment as well as abuse practiced by my dead mom without being overwhelmed by more trauma than I could handle at the time. -Jourdan Lobban

Emotional AbuseGuest UserApril 16, 2020We Are HERfamilial abuse, faith, trauma, tragedy, emotional abuseComment

It is Safe to Cry

It is safe to cry. It’s ok to cry.

-KellyMaida

Heal, Uncategorized, ContributersKellyMaidaMarch 24, 2020trauma, emotional abuse, healing, emotions, strengthComment

Unresolved Issues from Inner Childhood

Have you ever had some memories on a constant loop? Like an old record that keeps playing the same song? And you try to stop it but it keeps on playing.

-KellyMaida

Heal, EmpowerKellyMaidaMarch 3, 2020We Are Herhealing, child survivor, therapy, self care, cycle of abuse, trauma, forgivenessComment

Life After Trauma

Life after trauma is difficult to explain if you have never been through it. -kellymaida

HealKellyMaidaFebruary 19, 2020trauma, healingComment

This Is Me

There is nothing more important than connecting with a community of those with similar backgrounds by beautiful empowered women with the sole intention of supporting and uniting us as ALL as one. How special is that? -AlyssaCalderonWinchester

Sexual Assault, Physical AbuseAlyssaFebruary 11, 2020healing, trauma, mental healthComment

Punishing Children: Let’s Break Toxic Cycles

All parents punish their children in one form or another. Sometimes it is a time out or yelling. But I am talking about harsher punishments. - kellymaida

HealKellyMaidaFebruary 10, 2020childhood, abuse, trauma, healingComment

When is it safe to say you’re healed?

I brought up this topic from seeing so many articles on the wounded healer. The healer I am referring to is the spiritual healer, the energy healer but also the counselor. The healer can have a lot of meanings. -KellyMaida

HealKellyMaidaFebruary 3, 2020wounded healiner, healing, healing journey, trauma, trauma survivorComment