The prime facility where veterans of the military who have suffered through Military Sexual Trauma are being treated thinks that the Life Beyond Trauma Conference should not be promoted to her patients because their psychiatrist has an absurd idea about what "evidenced based" therapies really are all about.

Reactions driven by trauma formed when your partner's brain was young. The reactions are the remnants of their fight to survive.

Trauma from the Partner's perspective

Sex and the recession OR Why did we stop playing?

Craigslist robberies can make us paranoid, but there are things we can do to help ourselves be safe.

Betrayal Recovery...illuminate the light inside of you

The things that set our partner's off are opportunities to enjoy and help them, and ourselves.

In talking with a young lady a couple of weeks ago about her inability to stay on track with healthier lifestyle habits, she not only discussed what and when she ate, but more so why she ate. Her eating was solely based on her emotions, rather than eating to fuel her body. She admitted repeatedly that food has been her way of dealing with uncomfortable situations and bad memories from her past. She, like so many others, is an emotional eater.

Does being deprived of touch, except for sex, sound like trauma to you?

Why is it when we make a mistake or things end up badly we end up beating up on ourselves?

Creating a collage is an effective way of allowing your internal DID system parts to tell more about themselves. Pictures can be a powerful way of communicating. A collage - a collection of pictures - can tell a lifetime of stories. As with any exercise that includes your whole system, it can lead to greater trust, system cooperation, and internal connection.

Silver celebrates the Independence of our country, the good old USA. She is also looking forward to the day of independence from all our trauma.

Sponsors look for chances to support the services they feel are important to their communities and the world, but what other reasons might you find in these tough financial times?