These ten plant (well, nine plants and one fungus, to be technical) can be grown in your home, backyard, or greenhouse, and all of them can get you high. Some are so hardy they’ll grow on your lawn whether you like it or not, and some require real horticultural skills and years of commitment. In...
“I don’t have any hidden trauma. If something like that happened to me, I would know about it.” That used to be my response when anyone asked me if I knew anything about trauma or abuse in my younger years. It is a common response of people who cannot recall their trauma. Many are quite shocked...
People endure many types of abuse every day, but they don’t all occur within the confines of a romantic relationship. Verbal abuse is one of those sneaky types of maltreatment that isn’t always easy to detect. These words are used to manipulate, control, or hurt another person. It often accompanies other forms of abuse, such...
No matter who you are or where you’re from, pretty much all of us will have one relationship that we value more than others in our lifetime. This could be a childhood friend, a sibling, a parent, or – as we get older – most likely a romantic partner that we choose to settle down and...
Selah Givens is a bit of a wild child. She’ll wake you up at 6 a.m. Chuck a sippy cup your way. Insist you play with her until, well, you play with her. Those tendencies have earned the three-year-old a nickname, says her mother, Doshia Givens: Crazy Horse. “She knows she’s loved, she knows she’s...
Family relationships are often considered the bedrock of our personal and social lives. Inherently designed to offer support, love, and comfort, these bonds can sometimes veer off course, transforming into sources of considerable distress. The notion that familial ties are unconditionally nurturing is not always reflective of reality. Like any relationship, family dynamics can be complex and fraught...
