7 Ways to Celebrate Self-Care Awareness Month (updated September 2022)
Why taking care of yourself first matters. Seven simple suggestions you can do to enhance emotional and physical wellbeing.
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Stephen Carter
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Using EFT Tapping to Help Trafficking and Abuse Survivors
In this interview you discover 10 abuse survivor helping insights to apply right away if you're a survivor, practitioner, or caregiver.
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FREA Finding Recovery & Empowerment from
- Apr 22
- 3 min
#metoo April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, FREA Offers Support
This month FREA will be providing specific links to helping available resources. Please share any of our posts this month that help you.
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- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
Havening: A New Psychosensory Therapy for Relief and Resilience
Havening is a simple, natural, safe, and efficient tool for relieving distress you can do alone or with a practitioner.
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Stephen Carter
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
3 Self-Care Stress Release Techniques for Mental Health Month
With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s a perfect time to recognize how important it is to engage in emotional self-care.
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Stephen Carter
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
EFT for Domestic Abuse Survivors With Frontline Advocates Carol Wiggins and Kimberly Shears
Are you a survivor of domestic abuse or are you helping one or more survivors? Is domestic violence a cause you care about? If so, I...
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Stephen Carter
- Nov 6, 2020
- 4 min
Love Yourself and Grow Your Self-Esteem
Julie called asking for help. She shared stories of emotional abuse and an array of other challenging situations she wanted help with....
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Stephen Carter
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
Interview With Dr. Jed Diamond - Staying Safe From Domestic Violence During Lockdown and Beyond
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...
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John Freedom
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
Protecting Yourself While Sheltering in Place
With families in lockdown worldwide, there has been a dramatic rise in “intimate terrorism,”. Here are practical tips to stay safe.
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Kristin Miller, PhD, Psychologist, DCEP
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Sheltering at Home Safely - Taking a Pause to Calm Yourself
I am a psychologist who has spent most my career serving people who have experienced profound abuse. My own childhood was a nightmare of...
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Stephen Carter
- Jul 15, 2019
- 2 min
Writing as a Path to Conquering Trauma and Walking Forward
One of my clients shared the following post (see below) after a recent conversation about her healing journey. This lady, we’ll call her...
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Kristin Miller, PhD, Psychologist
- Apr 8, 2019
- 2 min
Come Join Us in the Dance of Recovery!
We are dancing the dance of support and recovery in Shasta County and Northern California after devastating fires roared through our...
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Stephen Carter
- Apr 6, 2019
- 3 min
FREA Resources for the Healing Journey During Sexual Assault Awareness Month
With April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this is a good time to remind ourselves what statistics tells us and what resources are...
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Kristin Miller, PhD, Psychologist
- Mar 20, 2019
- 2 min
Dancing in the Heart With Support
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...
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Stephen Carter
- Feb 11, 2019
- 4 min
Stop the Scourge of Teen Dating Violence! - Honoring Teen Dating Violence and Prevention Awareness M
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...
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Kristin Miller, PhD, Psychologist
- Jan 25, 2019
- 1 min
Take a Connection Break With Yourself!
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...
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Stephen Carter
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
The Truth About Human Trafficking! - An Interview With Survivor and Advocate Angela Rae Clark
In this video interview (see below), FREA volunteer and committee member Angela Rae Clark shares her personal story of how she was abused...
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Kristin Miller, PhD, Psychologist, DCEP
- Dec 18, 2018
- 3 min
Find Your Heart in Winter's Darkness
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...
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Stephen Carter
- Dec 10, 2018
- 4 min
Let Go of Holiday Stress - Stay Calm in the Seasonal Storms
This time of year can fire difficult emotions for survivors. Each person has their own reasons for feeling stress, but seasonal...
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Angela Rae Clark, FREA Volunteer
- Dec 6, 2018
- 1 min
Holiday PTSD
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...
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