You are brilliant and beautiful! I love your way with words and your message! #PreachingtotheChoir

…rotecting myself by leaving my father, irrespective of the damage and danger, was viewed as sinful. The adage that ‘family is sacrosanct’ trumps objective reality. The exalting of an illusory ideal of family, at the expense of one’s sanity, is common. In spite of heinous evidence of abuse and malevolence, the onus was on me for ‘abandoning’ my parent…

My Father Robbed Me of My Dignity as a Woman

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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

Charlie Starts Fires

Dec 1, 2020

You are brilliant and beautiful! I love your way with words and your message! #PreachingtotheChoir

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