“Well, at least you weren’t physically abused.” For decades, we’ve heard this sentence used to invalidate those who experienced forms of emotional, verbal, or other forms of psychological abuse. This sentence told victims of abuse, “You didn’t really have it that bad if you weren’t hit”. It invalidated true abuse victims’ experiences. Any form of abuse is abuse. While physical […]
How is your summer going? Busy? As my pastor noted this past Sunday, it doesn’t matter what stage of life you’re in- whether you’re a teenager working this summer, a parent taking care of young children, a working adult, a retiree volunteering in your community, or someone care-giving for a loved one- busyness is all too easy to come by […]
Do you remember making friends at six years old? Maybe you easily met someone on the monkey bars, or you coordinated a game of tag, or you started up a conversation with your soccer teammate that blossomed into a friendship. For many of us, making and establishing friends seemed easier then. At six years old, the world seemed ripe with […]