Miscellaneous

When Pain is More Than Just a Monthly Visitor I never knew when it would hit me. This time I was standing in front of my class of 28 third graders teaching a reading lesson. The pain was excruciating – like someone taking a knife and twisting it into my side. Quickly I turned away

Although many women experience a sense of relief following their abortion(s), there are others who silently battle with long-lasting effects, like depression, anxiety, or trauma-related symptoms. These effects can persist for weeks, months, or even years.

You may be questioning whether you should be in your current relationship or if there is anything you can do to strengthen your relationship with your partner. There are countless dimensions to every relationship, but here are four essential cornerstones to every romantic relationship.

A pattern of behavior used to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate, dating relationship is referred to as dating violence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about one in four women experience intimate partner physical violence during their lifetime.

Like many clients before her, Jill walked away from the Pregnancy Center feeling relieved and pleasantly surprised at the care she had received. Her pregnancy test had been negative, and she was thankful to have a safe place to talk to someone, no strings attached. “You guys were so nice! I’m definitely going to tell my friends about this place.”

In this economy, many families are feeling the strain of debt and financial demands. After job loss or lay-offs and with rising costs, it

You didn’t really want to have physical or sexual contact, but in the end, you reluctantly gave in with an “okay” or a “yes”. Now you can’t seem to shake the heaviness and you’re feeling confused.

All relationships have problems and all couples have conflicts, miscommunication, and disagreements. That’s normal. It’s important to know the difference between healthy conflict and unhealthy manipulation tactics or abusive behavior.