4 Ways Meditation Can Help You Stay More Balanced
May 13, 2019, RAFT Team
Does your to-do list seem twice as long as your days? Are you worn out trying to keep up with all life throws your way? Between work, family ...
Updates from the Team: Philadelphia Training Recap
April 30, 2019, RAFT Team
As part of our “Caring for the Caregivers” Program, our team travels to domestic violence-focused organizations and shelters to provide in person support and training around compassion fatigue ...
What a Career in Domestic Violence Really Looks Like
April 23, 2019, RAFT Team
There are many roads that can lead to a career that works to end domestic violence. Some pursing a career to end domestic violence grew up in homes ...
Recognizing Triggers and Learning How to Manage Them
April 8, 2019, RAFT Team
Removing yourself from a violent relationship doesn’t mean you’re suddenly better. The road to recovery is long, and along the way survivors often experience what experts call “triggers.” ...
Leaving an Abuser: What You Need to Know
March 25, 2019, RAFT Team
Abuse, by its very nature, is all-consuming, confusing, and messy. One in four women will experience intimate partner abuse in her lifetime. One moment things are golden and the ...
What the Research Tells Us About Trauma Recovery
March 12, 2019, RAFT Team
Any Type of Recovery Takes Time We’ve all dealt with illness before and spent a day or two in bed with a fever. It might take a week ...
Who is Doing the Breaking?
March 6, 2019, RAFT Team
“Are you trying to break families?” asked the principle of the school. A few years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to speak to a group of young ...
Piles of Trash Can Be Deceiving
February 27, 2019, RAFT Team
Look at photo number 1. Looks like a pile of trash yes? No matter how many times you look at it or stare at it, it still looks ...
Building Better Families..Yes We Must
February 20, 2019, RAFT Team
The architecture of a healthy mind, body and spirit is a mindful practice. It is not happenstance. It must be intentional. What steps must we take to carefully craft our ...
This Valentine’s Day Will You Put Flowers in Water To Keep Them Alive?
February 13, 2019, RAFT Team
There was a time when I used to buy flowers and hang them upside down for them to dry. I had a notion that I could have a ...