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Tag Archives: emotional abuse
More Thoughts on Boundaries and Some Books
I spoke about how children develop poor boundaries in the context of abusive family situations a few months ago. It’s something I have been continuing to think about and I have a few more thoughts on the issue. The first is … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lists, Thoughts
Tagged abuse, boundaries, boundary violations, emotional abuse, sexual abuse
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Boundaries in Abuse
I have not had an opportunity to post in awhile because I moved to New Mexico a few weeks ago. So I have been busy packing and driving across country and unpacking. I am here in New Mexico to study … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged abuse, codependency, emotional abuse, enmeshment, sexual abuse, St. John's College, Unitarian Universalism
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Books for Survivors
I haven’t had much that’s coherent to say recently. I’ve been pretty involved in my own personal journey. But I think about this blog a lot and why I started it. I see kids hurting all around me. Because I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lists, Thoughts
Tagged abuse, book lists, emotional abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, survivors, trauma, war
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A Reliable Wife, Reprise
So, I had a chance to read A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick over the holidays. It was funny: I knew I had put it on my list of books to read for a compelling reason. I just for the life of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged A Reliable Wife, Anne Westrick, emotional abuse, physical abuse, Robert Goolrick, Tender Morsels, the L Word, YA
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Books About Dissociation and Identity
So one of the things I want to do with this blog it to generate some good lists of books for children and teens, so that librarians and bookstores that might want to beef up their collections in these areas … Continue reading
Posted in Book Lists
Tagged book lists, dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional abuse, identity
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When She Was Bad . . . Review of Chime by Franny Billingsley
Not since The Great Gilly Hopkins have I met a character as nicely nasty and wholly lovable as Briony Larkin from Franny Billingsley‘s new novel Chime. Summary: In the early 20th century in Swampsea, 17-year-old Briony, who can see the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged chime, emotional abuse, emotional neglect, fantasy, Franny Billingsley
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