“If I was there Mom, I would have given you a big hug and then we would make cookies.” The conversation my 7 year old and I were having was not full of much emotion. I feel like I have processed a great deal of…

When you have had trauma in your childhood and you grow into adulthood, people often think that you leave it all behind. They think that because you had a rough childhood you will create the holidays that you always wished for. Unfortunately it can do…