by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Oct 16, 2023 | Blog, Despair, Grief, Trauma
ISAIAH 40:31 Those who wait on the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. Isaiah 40:31 To wait on the Lord is: To “hope” or “look expectantly – to look up unto the hills where our help comes from. (Psalm 121:1-2)...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | May 2, 2023 | Blog, Trauma
Henri Nouwen (Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian) wrote, “The great spiritual call of the Beloved Children of God is to pull their brokenness away from the shadow of the curse and put it under the light of the blessing.” We all experience...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Mar 14, 2023 | Blog, Trauma
She’s acting crazy. She’s scared all the time. She cannot stop talking about what was done to her. (You will never hear me say “what happened to her” because it did not just happen – someone did it to her.) She hates him. She overreacts to everything. She seems...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Feb 13, 2023 | Blog, Despair, Grief, Narcisstic Abuse, Trauma
(This is applicable to males as well; please apply the appropriate gender.) February 14th conjures up images of love and romance. Yet, some of us have only memories to hold on to. Yet others have reminders of broken promises, emotional abandonment, and worse. Losing...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Trauma
Trauma most often happens in an interpersonal context – a person perpetrating injury upon another person. Even in situations where the trauma has been caused by a natural disaster or medical situation, it ultimately materializes in a social context. You have to...
by Cynthia Mascarenhas | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog, Trauma
Surviving trauma is no mean feat – whether it is the trauma of losing a spouse, trauma of abuse at the hands of a spouse or family member, or trauma related to a catastrophic illness or financial devastation. Trauma of every kind requires you to make decisions...
