Dad, why do women hate men?

I was sitting with my 15 year old son and he was looking at Pinterest with me, at some of my work, some of the people I interact

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Five Tips to help manage stress

  The effects/side effects/after effects of sexual abuse are numerous, we know that, even if we have never experienced abuse of this nature or studied it out, we

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You’re Just Fucking Wrong

Well… I don’t know what else to say…I’m all about giving people a voice and negotiating to consensus but the bottom line is sometimes they just aren’t right and

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Glass in my Soul

Sometimes just the thought of facing the day feels like broken glass in my soul Pain, frustration, discomfort should never be used as an excuse not to live,

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Swimming in Puddles

you may not have been born with a sunny disposition, but that doesn’t mean you have to spend your life swimming in puddles Is this the life you

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Book Review : Irinel Popescu

This is a book about pain, you can feel it as soon as you start…For me, the book’s title should have been, “mental slavery,” a state of mind

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Patricia – Painting and Metaphor

 Patricia part 2 – The Painting and The Metaphor by Kate Shaffer   The process for painting Patricia’s story begins with finding the imagery that I will use

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Patricia – from abuse to recovery

Patricia (identity concealed) Patricia was brought up in a home with loving parents and siblings. She would never have imagined the path her life has taken over the

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One day I looked up

One day I looked up                                       and there she was

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Paths to Recovery

“There were two therapist sitting in a bar….” or maybe I should say, “There were a thousand therapist sitting in a bar and a massive bar fight broke out because

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