Finding my voice in a traumatic childhood
How would you describe your childhood? My father was a violent man who drank excessively. He then left us when I was just 13. My mother suffered a nervous ...
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How would you describe your childhood? My father was a violent man who drank excessively. He then left us when I was just 13. My mother suffered a nervous ...
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Life for me and my husband had become unbearable especially as we had a 10 year old grandson to consider. My daughter was a loving and caring person with ...
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Looking back, I felt that no one was really there for me, someone I could trust and confide in. That’s why I turned to drugs to fill the gap. ...
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How did your daughter get involved with drugs? My daughter gave in to peer pressure when she was introduced to a group that wasn’t the best. She started using ...
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Sitting in the teacher’s office, listening to her saying those things about my 7-year old daughter Sara*. I felt so low. I knew Sara was angry, she would lash ...
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The role Holyoake played in my life many years ago is unforgettable. Rewind to around when I was 12 years old. I became aware that my parents had a ...
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My adult son has been living with me for the past few years, since he returned from overseas. He promised to stay a few months only but as a result ...
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My story begins with a difficult childhood. My parents divorced when I was five and my Mum was left to look after five children. Then came the step-dad who ...
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I have lived with depression most of my life, and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 1998. My life has been punctuated with a deep sense of loss, abuse ...
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I remember lying on my prison bed thinking about the violent relationship I had been in, the physical and emotional abuse I endured and the effect it had on ...
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