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National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Feb 4, 2012 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

It’s National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month so what’s a parent to do? I speak with parents all the time and the number one thing I hear from them is […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, On being a parent Tagged With: A Memoir, Love Is Not Abuse Coalition, Parenting Teens, Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Tornado Warning

Stake a claim on your life

Jan 23, 2012 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

“The day I saw myself as a victor of my own life I ended my victimhood, there is life after domestic violence…claim it and make it your own.” -Elin Stebbins […]

Filed Under: Women's Health & Wellness Tagged With: Domestic Violence, Healing, Self-Love

laugh. cry. be.

Nov 9, 2011 By elinwaldal 6 Comments

A few months ago I was talking with my sister, I had shared with her some challenges I was wrestling with, after a 5 minute diatribe, my closing statement just […]

Filed Under: Just Write Tagged With: receiving, Self-Love

We should be outraged

Oct 13, 2011 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

  8 killed in Southern California salon shooting I learned of this tragedy from my friend Marissa. Marissa works countless hours providing education to individuals about domestic violence. She contacted me while I […]

Filed Under: Women's Health & Wellness, Women's Issues Tagged With: Domestic Violence, Murder, tragedy

What’s WRONG with this PICTURE

Sep 3, 2011 By elinwaldal 3 Comments

We were away for the majority of the summer—and for the most part—I was unplugged. Now home—reengaged with all that our world spits out on a daily basis I have […]

Filed Under: Women's Health & Wellness, Women's Issues Tagged With: Sexualization, Violence Against Women

Running home to me

Apr 20, 2011 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

  For years I was a runner. I have run from people, places, jobs, situations, success…you get the point…if I could run from it, many times I would but for the […]

Filed Under: Exercise Tagged With: health, running, Self-Care

First Thread of Forgiveness

Apr 18, 2011 By elinwaldal 2 Comments

   For years I closeted my past with deadbolts, hammer, and nails. Over time, what first began as a faint thud, gave way to repetitive knocks. I could hear them, […]

Filed Under: Healing from Trauma, Life Lessons Tagged With: Forgiveness, Self-Love, Survivor

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