With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s a perfect time to recognize how important it is to engage in emotional self-care.

FREA is here as a resource for anyone and everyone who has experienced or is at risk for abuse. We're seeing indicators that Intimate Par...

With families in lockdown worldwide, there has been a dramatic rise in “intimate terrorism,”. Here are practical tips to stay safe.

I am a psychologist who has spent most my career serving people who have experienced profound abuse. My own childhood was a nightmare of ...

You’ve boarded the plane and you’re settled in your seat. The plane begins to taxi toward the runway in preparation for takeoff. As the p...

One of my clients shared the following post (see below) after a recent conversation about her healing journey. This lady, we’ll call her ...

We are dancing the dance of support and recovery in Shasta County and Northern California after devastating fires roared through our comm...

With April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this is a good time to remind ourselves what statistics tells us and what resources are...

Not me, I can’t dance!!! Are you sure? Is that really true? When frozen in fear, we relegate ourselves to the role of perpetual wall flow...

Amanda Bach, a 19-year old young lady filled with life and energy, was shot and killed by Dustin McGowan, an ex-boyfriend. McGowan was s...

Are you all wrapped up in the stress of your life, trying to defend yourself at every move, and feeling attacked and unsafe? Find a safe...

In this video interview (see below), FREA volunteer and committee member Angela Rae Clark shares her personal story of how she was abused...

As the darkness of winter surrounds us, it is so hard for those that live in abusive relationships to find that stream of love so many of...

This time of year can fire difficult emotions for survivors. Each person has their own reasons for feeling stress, but seasonal overwhelm...

Holiday stress is especially real and palpable for those of us with trauma in our history. For years, I've looked at the holiday season a...