I have heard family and friends saying that they don’t know how much longer they will be able to take this stressful time that covid brings. Being positive all of these months is difficult because you can’t visit friends and family, you can’t travel freely like before, you have to stay inside and so on
When I was growing up, my family made me feel like I was an outsider. I felt like the only time I was appreciated was when I did extremely well. Otherwise I was useless. Their standards were extremely high and impossible to reach. My aunts and uncles were always comparing me to my cousin. They
This series entitled “My Story” is a blog journal by a young victim of child abuse who is sharing the experience of child abuse so that other teens might gain knowledge and information from her experience to help the recover as well. I encouraged this person to journal and share as part of the healing
1. What is Rational Living Therapy? Rational living therapy is the philosophy of living an ethical life that makes one’s life meaningful. The philosophy is based on what is known as “Thinking Aims” (TATs). TATs (this does not explain the acronym!) are important to be an effective therapist. They help the way you approach your
1. What is a violence prevention program? One of the things that people might think when they hear the term “violence prevention program” is a lot of guns, and other firearms that are used. This type of program does not solely address firearms, because there are other things that are deemed as violent, besides using
NORMALIZING THE ABNORMAL – Willful Ignorance (PSYCHOLOGY TODAY AND OTHER SOURCES) How is it that in America, the land of the free – where individuality, freedom to pursue one’s happiness and live fully within one’s inalienable rights is the standard–we are settling for a government put in office by a foreign dictator and intent upon removing the rights
Covids effects on Intimate Terrorism Confinement is a breeding ground for domestic abuse Reports of increasing rates of domestic violence are beginning to surface around the world. In China, domestic violence is reported to have tripled during their shelter in-place mandate. Additionally, France has indicated a 30 % increase in domestic violence reports, Brazil estimates
NORMALIZING THE ABNORMAL – Willful Ignorance How is it that in America, the land of the free – where individuality, freedom to pursue one’s happiness and live fully within one’s inalienable rights is the standard–we are settling for a government put in office by a foreign dictator and intent upon removing the rights of American citizens? How could that
iT IS NOT JUST SOMEONE ELSE’S PROBLEM Human Trafficking is everyone’s problem. The United States is in the top 5 countries for having human trafficking a top crime business. Americans think this is just going on in other countries but it is in our own backyards, communities, cities, and states. The traffickers/predators are waiting to
WILLUL/DELIBERATE IGNORANCE VS. IGNORANCE VS WILLFUL BLINDNESS Let’s start off with the definitions of each o the above. Willful Ignorance: According to researchers Gigerenzer and Garcia-Retamero, this is a “state o knowledge in which a person does not know the answer to a question” and Deliberate Ignorance: is the “willful decision not to know, as
