by Cathy Terranova | May 20, 2016 | Rethink Trauma
On July 23rd in the Kansas City area, Rethink Trauma is holding a gala in support of Speak Your Silence. I recently interviewed Matt to get some more detail into the specifics of the organization Matt Pipkin is a pretty contagious guy. He doesn’t look like what...
by Cathy Terranova | Apr 4, 2016 | Rethink Trauma
This week my mom sent me a link to a blog post that hit me really hard. The message came with simple instructions, “Read this blog”, but I don’t think either my mother or myself were prepared for the intensity of the message I needed to receive. The...
by Cathy Terranova | Mar 23, 2016 | Rethink Trauma
Global estimates put the number of enslaved persons between 21 and 30 million people. Million. Statistics point at 76 percent of those people being in forced labor. 22 percent of victims fall under the category of sex slavery. I don’t engage in the commercial...
by Cathy Terranova | Feb 16, 2016 | Rethink Trauma
I am often guilty of forgetting about things once the attention has moved to something else. We’re not blind to the knowledge that people still need help long after celebrities were done hosting specials about cancer or hurricanes or acts of terrorism. We know...
by Cathy Terranova | Jan 5, 2016 | Rethink Trauma
I hate pants. Over the years I have cultivated a collection of items in my wardrobe that ensure I have to wear pants as little as possible. I really hate them. My skin is stupidly sensitive, so having denim rubbing on it all day makes me dry and itchy. I’m not...
by Cathy Terranova | Dec 5, 2015 | Rethink Trauma
Having multiple issues has shown me the stigma that surrounds each one. When celebrities commit suicide we’re quick to talk about their “struggles with depression”. Depression seems to be the scapegoat that covers all manner of mental illness....