By Jackie Jackson. Blog posted August 28, 2025 When we talk about healing, especially around trauma, it’s easy to slip into the language...

August 07, 2025 READ TIME: 8 mins  /  BY   Jacqueline Jackson Childhood and generational trauma leave more than just emotional...

As a result of working in the Newtown, CT community after the Sandy Hook shooting and in working with 9/11 survivors, first responders...

I have always thought the purpose of life was to be happy. That is until I came across this quote yesterday. Sure, I had my doubts about...

It's doesn't just affect Domestic Violence victims and soldiers with PTSD. Everyone has experienced some type of trauma they would do...

It's Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Domestic Violence Awareness Project (DVAP) developed a unified message around   #1Thing ....

If you've read my previous posts you maybe noticing a change in perspective on this one! Do you see how I am changing my series? Rather...

Imagine if you could spot an abuser on a first or second date.   What if you could already tell if s/he is a would-be abuser? If you know...

Does your partner isolate you from your friends and family? Consider whether you feel free.   Even in the most committed healthy...

Being subjected to abusive behavior is a painful, confusing experience for many reasons. According to Michael Steiner, Community Mental...

Have you ever had an abusive partner? That is someone who has used degrading and demeaning language, withheld affection or financial help...

Research shows that the mood swings of an abusive individual can be staggering. For instance, they can go from pleasant and romantic to...

In my book, Urge Overkill: A Story of Breaking Free , this clue took me awhile to get my mind around. A real long time, as in 20 some...

In your relationship do you find that your partner takes away your joy? Does this person find you in a good mood only to try and squelch...

Physical Violence is a sure sign you are in an abusive relationship. But the thing is, it almost never starts with a busted lip. Abusers...

Everyone wants and deserves to be in a good relationship, but sometimes it takes awhile to realize that you've gotten yourself into a bad...

While the signs of physical abuse are more obvious, the more subtle ones of emotional abuse are sometimes harder to discern. Yet they are...

Did you know October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month? Rather than try to escape a bad relationship once it has begun, what...

If you read my book Urge Overkill: A Story of Breaking Free , you'd know that I felt totally and completely caught off guard by my ex...

By Jackie Jackson 8/26/24 Your Ajna Chakra, often referred to as the Third Eye energy center, is your gateway to intuition, wisdom, and...