From the Archives Feb 13, 2026
The off-week trip through 24 years of blog posts.
This month, as survivors, let's strive to do three things in this order. See ourselves as deserving to have our needs met, learning to care for ourselves, and striving to love others by giving them what they need.
Seeking Simple Answers is The Opposite of Emotional Intelligence
Sadly, too many people seem to be looking for the easy answer to ease their discomfort rather than the answers that will bring about real change. We all pay for not teaching people how to be emotionally intelligent enough to do that.
Trafficking Happens In All The Places We Assume It Doesn’t
Kathleen’s point is important. We aren’t going to see change when so many people see trafficking, abuse, etc., as something that happens to “those other people.” We need to continue telling our stories so that we remind people that trafficking isn’t something that happens only with immigrants or poor people. It’s the same thing with abuse, sexual assault, and mental health. It happens everywhere, and if you don’t know anyone who was trafficked or survived sexual abuse or assault, it’s probably because you don’t seem like a safe person to talk to about it.
Sharing - Here’s why you should make a habit of having more fun
In Louisiana, we are headed into the heart of Mardi Gras season. This is the time to do things just for fun. It might be tradition or a sense of belonging to your krewe, but it's mostly about fun. Life is too short not to make some time for having fun. With all the negativity out there, it might be imperative that we find time in our current world. Without it, we are all fairly miserable. We can take a break from "all of this" and have fun. It's what makes putting up with the rest of it worthwhile.
Confidence is not convincing myself that the things my anxiety is using to scare me couldn’t possibly happen. It’s the knowledge that even if things go horribly wrong. I’ll still be here. I’ve gone through it before, and I’ll do some stupid stuff again, I’m sure, which makes me embarrassed and humiliated.
And I’ll still be here. Trying to do it better the next time.
Sharing - Know Your Partner’s Trauma
We should all talk more about our trauma and let the people closest to us know how they can support us. I'd be willing to bet that more of them want to learn how to help than we expect. Maybe not, but not talking about our trauma doesn't help anyone.
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