“It’s not worth making a big deal about,” Ann told herself when she came home from work and discovered Ron hadn’t done the breakfast dishes. She did the clean-up, made dinner, and for the third time in a week “just wasn’t interested” in making love.
Ann and Ron were proud of Continue reading »
written by Laurie Weiss
Do the emotional “scars” of sexual abuse ever really heal? Are some of them so deep that a person does not even know they are there? Violation of sexual boundaries between adults and children is so uncomfortable even to think about that we try to pretend it doesn’t exist.
More and more people recovering from addictions and compulsive behavior are beginning to uncover evidence of childhood sexual abuse. Experiencing these memories can be devastating.
Sexual abuse, like other emotional and physical abuse in childhood, can be Continue reading »
written by Laurie Weiss
Marcella sat in her office, wondering how to respond to a co-worker who was gently pressuring her to date him. Her thoughts tumbled over each other. “I like this man. Our working relationship is good. I don’t want to get involved with him. I don’t want to wound his ego, and I don’t want to put a strain on our working relationship. If I say the wrong thing I know I’m in trouble. If I hurt his feelings, that’ll be the end of everything.” Continue reading »
written by Laurie Weiss