by Elisabeth | Feb 28, 2014 | Parenting, Trauma In Society
I don’t write about my mother often. Of all my dysfunctional childhood relationships, my experience with my mother is the most painful. I believe that small children have a disproportionate need for the feminine nurturing energy. When it’s not available, I think...
by Elisabeth | Feb 13, 2014 | Parenting, Trauma In Society
We underestimate children. I have been reminded of this fact lately with so many seeking to discredit Dylan Farrow. I am particularly bothered by the notion that at 7 years old, Dylan only said what her mother told her to say. I find this incredibly hard to...
by Elisabeth | Feb 2, 2014 | Trauma In Society
When I read the article by Dylan Farrow, I was shocked at her bravery, honesty and resiliency. I was surprised at how she was willing to stand up against someone who is revered by our society as a talented artist. However, I was more shocked by those who are willing...
by Elisabeth | Nov 22, 2013 | Parenting, Trauma In Society
I grew up in a sexist family. They subscribed to an extreme sexism that justified rape and torture of little girls and women. It was the worst kind of sexism. My father was very clear that all things feminine were not just bad, but evil. Of course, his idea of the...
by Elisabeth | Nov 11, 2013 | Inner Children, Parenting, Trauma In Society
I have yet to meet an honest mother who isn’t completely insecure about motherhood. It is the hardest job on this planet. Motherhood targets our triggers. To put it a different way, it brings up everything that scares us to death. For some of us, we are scared...
by Elisabeth | Aug 13, 2013 | Trauma In Society
I have always been a talker. I am an extrovert by nature. In my family, that made me a problem child. They couldn’t get me to shut up. I was threatened with my life and physically assaulted many times because I was exposing the family secret. But there was good...
