Michelle Kindt RN, MSS, LCSW, BCD

10/11/2025

Pentagon’s approval for project draws fire from Maga influencer and Trump ally Laura Loomer

10/11/2025

10/11/2025

ℹ️🌿 THE LONG TERM HEALTH IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |

Domestic Violence, also called intimate partner violence, is a traumatic experience that affects more than 10 million American men and women every year. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. Intimate partner violence can take many forms, ranging from physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault, financial control, and psychological actions.

Women are generally perceived as the sole victims of domestic violence and men as the perpetrators. However, domestic violence encompasses all genders, races, ages, and sexual orientations. With society’s growing acceptance of the le***an, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, and the increasing awareness of violence perpetrated by women, the traditional perception of domestic violence is slowly diminishing.

Read the Full Article: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2022/02/17/the-long-term-health-impact-of-domestic-violence/

09/12/2025

If an abuser doesn't want you to tell others what they do, they know what they are doing is wrong.
https://carolineabbott.com/2012/10/do-abusers-know-what-they-are-doing/

09/11/2025

I love this analogy. So true. The expense could be financial or emotional. How do we decide whether to stay or leave? https://carolineabbott.com/2019/02/thinking-through-if-when-you-should-leave/

09/11/2025

Create a Domestic Violence Registry

09/11/2025

When people talk about 'supporting a survivor' it usually means get them therapy or mental health services. While that may be needed, why do people always assume it's something about the survivor that needs to change instead of everything around the survivor that needs to change?

Sending deep compassion to those who've lost their support system because they spoke up. To those who reached out for help & had people reject them. This is one of life's deepest pains—to have to grieve past pain & process new pain because of who walks away.
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08/25/2025

Thoughtful boundaries balance self-care and mutual respect.

08/25/2025

Type 'I DESERVE REST' in the comments if you feel this! ❤️ Ahh, sometimes I genuinely feel there aren’t enough hours in the day. My to-do list looks like my grocery receipt after skipping a food shop for 2 months, my work is falling behind and don’t get me started on the house that not been cleaned since the beginning of time. Just me??? 😟 Honestly, take me back to that stone age kinda lifestyle when the days were simple. ✨

I feel like we've been conditioned to think rest is a reward we have to earn. We put it off, telling ourselves we'll rest after the project is done or the house is clean. But that mindset is a direct path to burnoutttttt central!! ⚠️ Taking a break isn't a sign of weakness. Our bodies and mind are our most valuable resources that can only function when we hit that recharge button. 🔋

And we don't owe ANYONE ANY EXPLANATION FOR IT!!! End ⬇️

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📸 Yasmine Cheyenne

08/14/2024

The Therapist Parent 💕