by debwfrank | Jan 7, 2019 | childhood trauma, dysfunctional families, grief, widow
photo by Benjamin Davies, courtesy of Upsplash I dreamed about the two worst traumas of my life last night. They were separate dreams, though both were in present time. In one, I’m talking to a classmate from Vermont College who was widowed earlier this year. In the...
by debwfrank | Dec 12, 2018 | books, child neglect, childhood trauma, dysfunctional families
I read a crazy number of books, but Where the Crawdads Sing will go down as one of my favorites—I didn’t want it to end, it was such pure joy to read. There’s lots to love about this book, but most compelling for me, was that I felt a strong connection to Kya, the...
by debwfrank | Mar 30, 2018 | childhood trauma, trauma
Photo by Wade Lambert on Unsplash So, March came in with a roar, but where’s the whimper of its exit? On the way to my bone density measurement appointment, I get a call from Virginia’s daughter. Lisa has bad news. Carol, who is 83, fell down an escalator in Bethesda....
