Tag: Healing

Lessons We Learned After Being Scapegoated by Toxic Leaders, Authorities and Public Figures (August 6, 2026)

August 6, 2026

Surviving Injustice: Disabled Veterans Battling to Overcome a Defamatory Article in a Rural Maine Newspaper (2024) How two medically retired disabled veterans became targets—not because we were the problem, but because we were vulnerable. One of the hardest lessons I have ever learned is this: Toxic people don’t always target the loudest person in the room. … More Lessons We Learned After Being Scapegoated by Toxic Leaders, Authorities and Public Figures (August 6, 2026)

When Image Matters More Than Truth: How Toxic People Control the Narrative and Create Scapegoats to Avoid Accountability (August 5, 2026)

August 5, 2026

Parental Alienation: I Watched What Happened to My Father Happen to My Husband & It Broke Me (2024) There is a quiet kind of violence that doesn’t leave bruises. It happens when people decide that protecting their reputation is more important than protecting the people they hurt. Instead of taking responsibility, they reshape reality. They rewrite … More When Image Matters More Than Truth: How Toxic People Control the Narrative and Create Scapegoats to Avoid Accountability (August 5, 2026)

Some Children Grow Up Way Too Soon—and Then Become Unstoppable (August 4, 2026)

August 4, 2026

“I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse (2024) At first glance, that quote sounds like confidence. In reality, it’s the voice of someone who learned to survive long before they ever had the chance to simply be a child. Many people who grow up in abusive, neglectful, or … More Some Children Grow Up Way Too Soon—and Then Become Unstoppable (August 4, 2026)

How to Lower Inflammation After Chronic Stress: 10 Science-Supported Tools (+ Bonus Pro Tip)

August 3, 2026

#1 Prioritize Quality Sleep: 🧠💙 Trauma can teach your body that sleep isn’t safe. When you’ve lived in survival mode for years, your nervous system doesn’t simply “turn off” because you’re tired. It stays on guard, scanning for danger—even when you’re finally safe. The good news? Your brain and body can learn a new pattern. … More How to Lower Inflammation After Chronic Stress: 10 Science-Supported Tools (+ Bonus Pro Tip)

Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera (2024)

December 28, 2024

Brief Synopsis: We moved to California for healthcare and thankfully we found a doctor right away who is saving our lives. We moved to the beach in California after struggling to survive in rural Maine with PTSD and chronic illnesses for twenty years with no healthcare. Things went great the first year we lived at … More Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera (2024)

Christine Hassing Published ‘Jennifer and Onyx’ | Our Story of Triumph & Hope After Military Sexual Trauma (February 17, 2019)

February 17, 2019

“Sometimes God will put the Goliath in your life to find the David within you” –Unknown I, Jennifer, entered this life vowing to fulfill two things; that I would serve and that I would lead. Like the missions I promised to give me all to, to the death if need be, my soul also promised into … More Christine Hassing Published ‘Jennifer and Onyx’ | Our Story of Triumph & Hope After Military Sexual Trauma (February 17, 2019)

Soldier Ride Tampa Inspired Me to Start Cycling for Physical & Mental Health (2016)

March 29, 2016

Soldier Ride Tampa (Florida) was incredible. I had a lot of anxiety about signing up for this program but thanks to some coaxing from some female veteran friends I got up the courage to give it a try. Initially I had planned to go to Soldier Ride with a female veteran friend from every branch of service … More Soldier Ride Tampa Inspired Me to Start Cycling for Physical & Mental Health (2016)

‘Akaka Falls State Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)

October 13, 2011

📍: ‘Akaka Falls State Park, Near Hilo, Island of Hawaii “Pleasant self-guided walk through lush tropical vegetation to scenic vista points overlooking the cascading Kahuna Falls and the free-falling ‘Akaka Falls, which plunges 442 feet into a stream-eroded gorge. The 0.4-mile loop footpath requires some physical exertion. (65.4 acres)” –Division of State Parks Videos of … More ‘Akaka Falls State Park, Island of Hawaii (2011)