The trauma of child abuse: from denial to healing, part 3 of 4

Brandon and Frankie Ann When Victim #1 in a very sick family (i.e., Our Perfect Family) gets married, this throws…

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Intrusive thoughts, part 1 of 2

Surprise, surprise, surprise If you read the first series on this blog, you’ll recognize the secondary title—Surprise, Surprise, Surprise—from several…

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Epilogue

The next series in Choosing Peace—Grieving—comes in late summer of 2017. Rest In many ways, The Healing Journey to escape…

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Thanksgiving, part 3 of 5

The choice Have you ever seen a toddler trying—with loud frustration—to make the square block fit into the round opening?…

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Sneak attack impact, part 1 of 2

Seeing clearly The morning after The day after we read Uncle Henry’s sneak attack letter, I awoke at my friend…

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Preparing for the sneak attack, part 3 of 3

A time to prepare, a time to practice and a time to prevail Writing this post has been mind-boggling. I…

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Preparing for the sneak attack, part 2 of 3

Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday—gifts from sociopaths Welcome back, Peaceful Readers. In this post, we’ll continue walking through some of…

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The sneak attack, part 2 of 6

Uncle Henry’s letter, paragraph 1 Intro Peaceful Readers, in this six-part post, I’ll continue using the new nicknames that go…

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Escaping from the war zone, part 2 of 2

A response to evil Intro Peaceful Readers, in this two-part post, I’ll be using some new nicknames that go along…

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