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 | Jan 3, 2014 | Dissociation, Relationships
As I have struggled through some very dark days of trauma recovery, I have come to understand some universal laws that have helped make sense of my chaotic life. The most basic law is that the inner child will recreate the challenges of the childhood until the...
by Elisabeth | Dec 23, 2013 | Parenting, Relationships
When I was a child, I had one wish. I wanted a real family. I used to dream about it. I remember sitting in my backyard and watching the house behind mine. I am not sure why I picked that house. There were houses in every direction because we lived in a suburb. ...
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...
