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- http://www.resurrectionafterrape.org/retreat.htmlHere in my state, there are so few opportunities for positive connection between survivors. For the most part, each survivor has to engage in a private struggle, perhaps with a therapist (perhaps...
- http://www.resurrectionafterrape.org/retreat.htmlThe special guest for the wilderness retreat will be Bill Miller, a Grammy-Award winning composer. You may not have heard of him, but this is an incredibly special guest! Bill is a Mohegan Indian from...
- The website for www.resurrectionafterrape.org has been modestly updated. New graphic layout, and new material, and an exciting announcement about a shared opportunity for Survivors this Spring!I'd welcome feedback and suggestions of other content...
- Okay, I just got off the phone. I can book the campground for the weekend of May 15-16-17. Who can do this?Here is what is involved. I have to make a $250 deposit right away. I'm more than happy to do this, but money is tight due to financial...
- I'm preparing a project for the coming three weeks that could benefit from your input. Would you mind sharing your favorite passages of scripture that pertain to overcoming struggle, turmoil, pain, and despair? Thank you!
- From a personal journal I wrote recently, that seemed to strike a positive chord with my friends:Frodo: I can't do this, Sam.Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the...
- I just returned home from this week's sweatlodge cleansing ceremony with my boy, River. A few other Ojibways even showed up, which is rare around here. The sky was clear and starry, and we huddled around our campfire as coyotes bayed in the distant...
- Patient gave written permission for me to post this. Her stuck point pertained to God's apparent absence during rape, and her rape happened soon after she was saved and baptized. So I altered her assignment, so that her "day before" letter is to her...
- Excerpted from the book "Resurrection After Rape" (amazon.com or www.resurrectionafterrape.org)Freezing and paralysis during rape I just laid there and took it!At first, few rape victims can tolerate alternate explanations for their rapes. For...
- This appears to be perhaps the most common question here; hardly a day goes by without a new thread asking whether a certain event was rape or not. I'd like to offer something that might be helpful with all the confusion and uncertainty. Here is a...
- What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been through a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something horrible and scary that you see or that happens to...
- (Long and clinical; sorry--I just had to capture some things on my mind)"It is imperative that clinicians remember that decades of research consistently demonstrate that relationship factors correlate more highly with client outcome, than do...
- http://tinyurl.com/6hasvy (warning: political content by referring to Obama/Biden, but otherwise generally non-partisan)Biden's Legacy Tied to International VAWABy Sarah SeltzerCreated Oct 31 2008 - 8:00amThe Obama Campaign has already trumpeted...
- Hey, I have a request for those who have time and interest--it's purely voluntary.Could I possibly ask for some additional reviews of RAR on Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/6pd8mj ? (you have to have an amazon account to add reviews, but most people...
- Members of DS who are in crisis need to have direct, qualified help. It is beyond the ability, competency, and purpose of DS to provide crisis intervention, inasmuch as DS is meant to be a source of support and inspiration. Crisis hotline numbers...