Teasing or Sibling Abuse?

Teasing or Sibling Abuse?

Sibling abuse is often looked at as normal contention between siblings. But in many cases, it is not just teasing, it is abuse. Overlooking this abuse can be detrimental to a child’s self-confidence and mental health.

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The Impact of Bullying on Mental Health

The Impact of Bullying on Mental Health

My world shattered when I was 17 years old. I was a junior in high school and a member of my school’s drama presidency. I never imagined how cruel my friends of over six years could be. One of my friends began spreading rumors and ‘accidentally’ shoving me into...

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What Chance Will You Give Yourself?

What Chance Will You Give Yourself?

Ghosts From My Mother's Past My mother, Debbie Madsen*, was ten years old when she first began to recognize the heartbreaking changes that would come into her life from having an alcoholic father. In a small town in southern Idaho, Bobby and Debbie were the best of...

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