It’s easy to recognize that anxiety can be passed down to us from our parents, whose parents (my grandparents) were probably ...

Valerie Bertinelli recently revealed a heartbreaking truth: she'd been sexually abused at the age of 11. It was something the ...

People often discuss daddy issues when describing a woman’s dating behavior, but there isn’t much talk about the mother wound. Simply put, the mother wound speaks to a loss or lack of mothering, and ...

Valerie Bertinelli, who chronicles her life in an upcoming memoir, is sharing that she was sexually abused as a child.

Plant medicine is a beautiful way to set a foundation for healing, but recovery takes place every day. A few years ago, one of my friends introduced me to plant medicine by inviting me to a mushroom ...

DEAR ABBY: In many ways, I am blessed. I have an amazing family, a great husband and a well-paying job that I enjoy. My only problem is, I hate myself. I hide my pain with humor (I’m pretty funny). I ...

Apple Valley local Elizabeth Aguilar is celebrating the release of her debut book, "Chronicles of an Outspoken Chicana." In ...

A writer reflects on the moment she understood the roots of her workaholism. By Jennifer Romolini “COME SEE ME AS SOON AS YOU’RE IN,” concludes the flurry of Slack messages from my manager, an ...

After decades in Hollywood, 65-year-old Valerie Bertinelli shares the painful truth behind her private battle.

I've been dealing with childhood trauma my entire life, and it affects me as a parent today. I try to gentle parent my toddler, but it's difficult when she throws a temper tantrum. I struggle to ...

Somhairlín Ó Cearbhaill, 33, was born into trauma, quite literally. The daughter of Irish immigrants who struggled with addiction, she came into the world with hearing, learning, and physical ...

A millennial woman has opened up about the unique way her own personal childhood trauma has stayed with her through adult life. There are millions of Americans living with childhood trauma of some ...