by Lynn Tolson | Creativity, Poetry, Surviving Abuse, Written Word
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month as well as National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. Although there is a strong push to raise awareness during April, attention to the epidemics is a year around event. Instead of posting statistics and...
by Lynn Tolson | Art & Entertainment, Creativity, Written Word
There is an ongoing discussion on Here Women Talk about “Who Has Published and What is Your Experience”.While there are many valuable books and articles about writing and publishing in any genre, I’m interested in memoir. So I’m sharing a...
by Lynn Tolson | Emotional & Mental Health, Life Lessons, Relationships, Surviving Abuse, Surviving Divorce
When we think of domestic violence, we the image that comes to mind is usually one of a woman with bruises and black and blue eyes. This essay examines insidious forms of domestic abuse. What is emotional abuse, and how does it pertain to domestic violence? Emotional...
by Lynn Tolson | Relationships, Surviving Abuse, Surviving Divorce
Domestic Abuse and Isolation in Relationships Those that know the story from my memoir Beyond the Tears: A True Survivor’s Story, have read that I was vulnerable, easily manipulated, trained to be without opinion, and living in the shadow of my father’s violence and...
by Lynn Tolson | Family & Parenting, Relationships, Surviving Abuse
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month, yet domestic violence occurs globally 24/7, 365 days a year. What is considered violence? What do parents teach their children? John Bradshaw, author of “Homecoming” and “Creating Love...
