Category: Abuse
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Josh Duggar – Family Secrets and the Culture of Silence
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When Josh Duggar molested five underage girls it was not officially reported to authorities until four years later when anonymous tips came to Oprah Winfrey and the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline. Why did it take 16 months for the parents to report the sexual abuse to church members? Why was no official report made? Why…
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A Spanking or Beating or Whipping or Whuppin?
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Family Violence including Domestic and Child Abuse can lead to ever-present anxiety, depression, compromised self-respect and respect for others. The ‘Flight, Fight or Freeze’ response continues to become activated by stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol into adulthood.
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Honoring Your Differences Instead of Feeling Threatened By Them
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There’s a tendency to make someone ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’ just because they have a different point of view or way of doing things. Why not honor your differences – instead of feeling threatened by them?
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Breaches of Trust, Betrayals and Looking the Other Way – Part 2
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An emotional response to the Jerry Sandusky verdict – 45 of 48 counts of child abuse. Will Penn State continue Looking the Other Way?”
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Rage and Riots and Rodney King – 20 Years Later
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Twenty years ago rage, riots and fires broke out in South Central LA after four policemen were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King. Here are some explanations of the rage that led to the riots, and Twenty years ago rage, riots and fires broke out in South Central LA after the charges against four…
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Outraged, Enraged, Air Raged
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Air rage boils down to someone taking something personally. Like road rage, air rage is an out of control reaction to feeling wronged, slighted, or intruded upon. When someone invades our personal space, we feel disrespected. We take it personally. The events regarding the Jet Blue flight attendant and passenger are good examples of this.