Love shouldn’t hurt-ever
- Love Shouldn't Hurt - Ever
- Tuesday, 02 April 2024 06:17
Building Connected Communities
by Teresia Smith
Our nation recognizes April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM aims to raise public awareness about sexual violence and communicate to members of the community what services are available to survivors. This year’s national theme is “Building Connected Communities”. The focus is to foster community awareness to promote safety, respect, and bystander intervention to help stop sexual violence before it happens. Our goal is to educate communities on how they can embrace their voices to show their support for survivors, as well as take a stand against victim blaming and hurtful misconceptions.
Love shouldn’t hurt-ever
- Love Shouldn't Hurt - Ever
- Wednesday, 27 March 2024 09:26
Reasons They Stay
by Teresia Smith
When a friend experiences intimate partner violence in a relationship, it can be very difficult for us to not try to intervene. Unfortunately, you can’t make the decision to leave that relationship for your friend. However, there are things you can do to support them so that when they are ready to leave, they know their options.
Love shouldn’t hurt-ever
- Love Shouldn't Hurt - Ever
- Tuesday, 19 March 2024 08:59
Need a U-turn?
by Teresia Smith
Have you ever been on a trip using GPS and you miss a turn? The GPS voice starts out warning you to make a U-turn so you can get on the right track, but if you keep going without a U-turn, soon it will find an alternate route. Has life ever made you feel like you missed a turn somewhere? Maybe the journey isn’t what you thought it’d be and you feel like you need an alternate route. When you find yourself involved in an unhealthy relationship, listening to your inner voice and taking a different route can possibly save your life.
Love shouldn’t hurt-ever
- Love Shouldn't Hurt - Ever
- Thursday, 14 March 2024 06:47
Shared Wisdom
by Teresia Smith
I recently read an article that contained a lot of life wisdom and wanted to share an edited version here. This advice is from an 80 year old father to his son, Marc Chernoff. To read the complete article, go to https://www.marcandangel.com/2024/03/06/18-things-my-dad-was-right-about/.
Love shouldn’t hurt-ever
- Love Shouldn't Hurt - Ever
- Monday, 04 March 2024 12:41
Having a Bad Day?
by Teresia Smith
Bad days. We all have them. You may lock your keys in your car, step in a puddle, your hair just won’t cooperate, the kids are fighting on the way to school, you realize you forget something at home as you pull into work, you realize you have on two different shoes as you walk into an important meeting …. the list of possibilities is endless. For someone trying to overcome a traumatic experience, the simple bad day is magnified and we just want to crawl back into bed, pull the covers up and forget life for a while. But realistically, we all have to press on. But what can we do to find some peace and be able to cope with the days where problems seem to multiply and stuff seems not to make sense anymore? Here are a few ideas:
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