Tag: postraumatic stress

Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse

I have written previously about how childhood abuse, particularly sexual abuse, can result in poor health outcomes HERE. The recent conviction and sentencing of Cardinal George Pell, as well as the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Australia has brought this issue to the forefront of many people’s lives. While the …

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Laughter is the Best Medicine

No doubt we have heard this statement at some time in our lives. There have been numerous quotes over the years about laughter and its benefits to our wellbeing. I remember as a child our family subscribed to the Reader’s Digest and I would always read the jokes section which was called “Laughter is the …

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