Tag Archives: survivor
A Bad Dream
I woke up feeling the heavy weight of panic in my chest as my head jerked quickly to the right. I saw the back of my husband’s head and our dog, Angel, sleeping between us, her butt against my husband’s … Continue reading
Domestic Violence: It’s Not A Women’s Issue, It’s A Human Issue
October has always been a big month for me. It is LGBT History Month (Pride is something else yo). In college and graduate school there were midterms and big-deal projects. But October is also something else – it’s Domestic Violence … Continue reading
Out Of My Life… Three Years Later
On June 16, 2012 I saw my mother for the very last time. It was brief; she was just dropping off my sister, thirty minutes late. I was getting married and my sister was my flower maiden, she was going … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, home, Journal, Life, Parenting, People, Relationships
Tagged "child abuse", "toxic relationships", cutting a person out of your life, forgiveness, growing up, letting go, mother, motherless, moving on, orphan, survivor
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Confessions Of A Bookaholic Presents: “Always Watching” by Chevy Stevens
“Always Watching” by Chevy Stevens (June 18, 2013) She helps people put their demons to rest. But she has a few of her own… In the lockdown ward of a psychiatric hospital, Dr. Nadine Lavoie is in her element. She has … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, fiction, reading, Reviews
Tagged "Always Watching", "book review", "Chevy Stevens", "child abuse", "psychological thriller", "reading list", cult, family, manipulation, novel, repressed memories, secrets, sexual abuse, survivor, therapy, Thriller, trauma, victim
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Confessions Of A Bookaholic Presents: “Never Knowing” by Chevy Stevens
“Never Knowing” by Chevy Stevens (July 5, 2011) All her life, Sara Gallagher has wondered about her birth parents. As an adopted child with two sisters who were born naturally to her parents, Sara did not have an ideal home … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, fiction, Reviews
Tagged "birth parents", "book review", "Chevy Stevens", "finding your birth parents", "Never Knowing", "predisposed to violence", "psychological thriller", "reading list", "Serial Killer", abducted, adoption, betrayal, hostage, murder, novel, psychopath, secrets, survivor, temper, therapy, Thriller, victim
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