The public health crisis has created long, uninterrupted days and weeks without much social interaction or any usual cues to keep us moving along on a schedule. Even teleconferencing can’t compete with how getting out of doors or into a bustling setting can get our energies flowing and keep...
For survivors, managing money is a life skill that develops along with other self-care practices. Fortunately, there are secure budgeting apps that can help. Forbes columnist Kristin Stoller did a round up of the best budgeting apps in 2020. Options exist for the numerically challenged, for visual learners, and...
Being home indefinitely can be rough, even for introverts! There are some easy and enjoyable ways to adjust home space so we can break through the sense of spacial monotony—and the monotony of dejection, too. The idea is to create zones that are distinct, by using all our senses...
Recovery from trauma often hits a point where we want to create healthy life routines to support recovering, and that can mean looking for work that better accommodates personal needs. It may be a diagnosis we’re integrating into a whole life, or may be a new-found understanding about our...
The pandemic has created dramatic financial strain across the country, especially so for those whose financial situations have been compromised already due to mental, physical, or other disability. Too many survivors of abuse fall into these categories. Protect Yourself from Scams Here comes some practical advice. This article begins...
Flexjobs started as a small job posting site and has grown into the largest employment site for finding flexible, remote, freelance, and full- or part-time jobs that offer flexibility to the person hired. Flexjobs was created in 2007 by Sara Sutton after she started her family and, seeking at-home...
Cognitive blur, brain fog … it’s not uncommon for those of us traumatized. It can rattle us when we’re stressed out. It can interfere with even the most routine actions, adding chaos to chaos-averse lives. There’s hope, because there are many ways to improve neural pathways – long- and...
By Rev. Kenneth W. Schmidt, MA, LPC, NCC On the path toward recovery, or before recovery efforts have even begun, many survivors experience some degree of difficulty engaging or maintaining relationships. Understanding the underlying dynamics in this struggle can help survivors and loved ones in relationships and also can...
Tips for overcoming obstacles to self-care which survivors of child abuse tend to face.
Hobbies can be important aspects of a new life where a hard-won recovery from abuse can flourish. A background with much sorrow often lacks exposure to hobbies – indeed to much pleasure or leisure time. So, finding fun things to do – and excel at – can make finding...
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