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As a child, you may have felt neglected because your parents weren't around or didn't pay enough attention to you. As an adult, you might seriously be questioning effect of what you've gone through, ...

As adults, most of us tend to minimize the impact our birth families, or what therapists call the “family of origin,” have on our daily choices and lives. But, the reality is that the family you were ...

You don’t have to grow up in a loud, chaotic household to carry invisible wounds. Sometimes, it’s what didn’t happen that leaves the deepest scars. Emotional neglect often looks like quiet ...

According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), as many as 5 million older Americans are abused each year, and many of them live in nursing homes. Nursing homes use restraints with the intention to ...

Relationships often don't break suddenly. The end doesn't come with a big fight, but with prolonged silences, halted caresses, glances that no longer seek each other, and words that no longer comfort.

Have you ever considered the lasting effects of childhood trauma and how they extend into adulthood? How we are raised profoundly impacts how we see and interact with the world well into our later ...

Nursing home neglect remains a serious problem in New Jersey facilities, affecting thousands of vulnerable residents who depend on caregivers for their basic needs and safety. When nursing homes fail ...