Poems to Your Inner Child

February 15, 2010

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On Valentines day, I suggested on The Survivor Manual’s Twitter feed that people write love letters or poems to their inner child.
I was in a Poetry Therapy class all weekend and it was one of the most healing experiences I have had in a long time. As many of you already know, I am [...]

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What You Are Saying In Your Head Can Change Your Life!

February 13, 2010

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Here is a video about how to change the negative thoughts in your head. What are you saying to yourself in your head and how is it affecting your life and the lives of those around you?

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Review of “High On Arrival”

February 12, 2010

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Imagine a child knocking on her parents’ door to get her father’s attention. He says, “Not now, darling, Daddy’s shooting up.” What does that tell the child about the pervasive self-absorption of drug addicts? Of course, the message to the child is that the drugs are more valuable than any child’s desire for love, affection [...]

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Empowering Women to Unite & Mobilize Tonight

February 10, 2010

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Renee Beeker from The National Family Court Watch Project
On BlogTalk Radio
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
9:30 pm – 11:00pm EST
The National Family Court Watch Project believes that large‐scale data will reveal national trends and ignite a call for change in the family court system. The project is a conversation springboard and a “quiet observer” to get a [...]

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Treating Trauma from a MIND/BODY perspective

February 10, 2010

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Treating trauma from a mind/body perspective is the key to unfolding the process of the traumatic effects of sexual and emotional abuse. Current research in neurobiology point to the physiological connection between how emotional affects increase arousal in the body which then in turn create physical issues like chronic tension and other ailments like autoimmune [...]

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Get Fired Up and Let’s Get to Work!

February 10, 2010

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Review of “Provoked”

February 7, 2010

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Provoked: A True Story (from the DVD jacket) “Kiranjit, a young Indian woman, marries Deepak, an expatriate living in London. She abandons plans for college to be a wife and mother. She spends the next several years suffering his physical, mental, and sexual abuse. Her attempt at retaliation lands her in jail for murder, but [...]

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Manufacturing Joy with Re-purposed Tools

February 6, 2010

Tool (verb) – To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.
Tool (noun) – Any instrument of use or service.
Tool (noun) – A weapon.
Tool (noun;person) – A person used as an instrument by another person.

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April and May 2010 Events

February 5, 2010

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On Friday April 9 and Saturday April 10, 2010 the Sixteenth Annual Northern CA Child Sexual Abuse conference “Whistleblower Children” will be held in Sacramento and Davis.  More information can be found at www.protectiveparents.com.
On May 9, 2010 (Mothers Day) we will have a silent vigil at the White House in Washington DC regarding the grotesque [...]

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Listen to the loudmouths

February 5, 2010

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This week has been one of resounding publicity in the survivor community. It seems that survivors and activists alike are speaking out. Come on; join in and be a loudmouth! Just like these beauties…
Listen up
Today, media giant, CNN, covered Mackenzie Phillips’ thoughts on how incest is never consensual.
“As I was writing the book, I thought, [...]

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