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This little section is reserved for those little tidbits of information I know hope will be of interest to my readers. Check back often, as I plan on doing a regular update.
We go on---because it is the hard thing to do. And we owe ourselves the difficulty.
(Nikki Giovanni)
Don't miss this three part series, Enabling Violence From Generation to Generation.
Click here for a listing of Suicide Hotlines by state.
Helpguide.org has an excellent website with articles including Child Neglect: Types & Warning Signs. Included is the best place to report suspected child abuse, The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child (or 1-800-422-4453.)
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For Austin, just because.
No Safe Place: Violence Against Women is a powerful testimony to just how vulnerable our gender is in today's violent society.
Can I Kiss You is a website which promotes communication and respect for personal boundaries and rights, and sexual assault awareness.
Both Shelby's Secret and A Guide to Using Shelby's Secret
are intended to help children stop the lies they have come to believe
about the abuse and encourage them to share their secret. In addition,
both books are designed to help adults who work with abused children
feel confident in addressing the issue of abuse in a safe and
non-threatening manner regardless of their experience with abuse.
Children Without a Voice is a valuable website speaking out for those who can't speak for themselves. You might want to have tissues ready for this one!
I found this website helpful, How MPD (DID) works: An Inside View. I'm still trying to figure out the inner workings of a (ok, my DID system) and really like how this article explains it.
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Sweet suburban solitude . . .
Memoir word count:
26,044 (week 15)
"There were always in me, two women at least, one woman desperate and
bewildered, who felt she was drowning and another who would leap into a
scene, as upon a stage, conceal her true emotions because they were
weaknesses, helplessness, despair, and present to the world only a
smile, an eagerness, curiosity, enthusiasm, interest."
— Anaïs Nin
— Anaïs Nin
Making a difference one child at a time.
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