by Elisabeth | Sep 10, 2013 | Parenting
Here is a link to my original article about boundaries on Everyday Feminism: Raising an Autonomous Generation: How to Set Boundaries with Your Children
by Elisabeth | Sep 5, 2013 | Inner Children, Parenting
I didn’t have a childhood. My childhood was stolen by emotionally, physically and sexually abusive parents. My nonexistent childhood has caused struggles in my adult life that seem insurmountable. I battle with the feeling that something is missing … something...
by Elisabeth | Aug 31, 2013 | Freedom Fighters, Parenting
I am a willful person. I have always been willful. I was born that way. Some look at willfulness as a bad thing. Willful people have been described as “type A”, control freaks and hard to be around. Some very willful people have done serious damage to the world...
by Elisabeth | Aug 22, 2013 | Parenting
‘Vacation’ is a funny word for a single mother of young children. Before having children, the term ‘vacation’ would invoke a feeling of relaxation, but it doesn’t mean what it used to mean. Now it means I will move my exhausted self and young children to...
by Elisabeth | Aug 17, 2013 | Inner Children, Parenting, Recovery
I have spent the majority of my life in various states of anger. For the first thirty years, this anger was mainly turned inward. I didn’t have permission to express anger in my home. The retaliation might have killed me. In addition, society had taught me that it...
by Elisabeth | Jul 26, 2013 | Parenting
Janet Lansbury published a great article on her website, Elevating Child Care. I was particularly moved by her observations about personal limits. As a trauma survivor, I struggle with setting boundaries. In recent months, I have come to see this as a two-step...
