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Women on the Edge

Women on the Edge

Women on the Edge is a collection of short stories about women whose lives are plagued by cruelty, deprivation, oppression and violence.

2019

Stories

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ILLUMINATION

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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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4d ago

When Goodness Becomes an Illusion

Accepting a loved one’s capacity for intentional cruelty, manipulation and calculated betrayal

When Goodness Becomes an Illusion

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The Virago

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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Nov 6

Using Guile and Strategic Roles to Protect Yourself from Abusive People

When no contact isn’t possible, grey rocking, discernment, and deliberate self-presentation can help preserve your autonomy and emotional…

Using Guile and Strategic Roles to Protect Yourself from Abusive People

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Invisible Illness

by

Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Nov 5

I Learned to Survive Before I Learned to Explore

How complex trauma shapes our relationship with desire, spontaneity, intimacy, and the freedom to discover what makes life meaningful

I Learned to Survive Before I Learned to Explore

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ILLUMINATION

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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Nov 2

The Healing Power of Pleasure

Why cultivating joy, creativity, and restorative pursuits is essential to complex trauma recovery and to living a fuller life

The Healing Power of Pleasure

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Invisible Illness

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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Oct 24

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

The nonlinear nature of psychological healing

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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Invisible Illness

by

Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Oct 21

The Cost of Shrinking Ourselves

How trauma teaches us to silence our needs, suppress our potential, and surrender our agency, and how we reclaim the freedom to be…

The Cost of Shrinking Ourselves

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ILLUMINATION

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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Oct 17

An Examination of Fraternity and Sorority Culture

Hazing, social conformity, and the darker side of belonging in elite academic institutions

An Examination of Fraternity and Sorority Culture

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Invisible Illness

by

Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Oct 11

Complex Trauma and the Many Faces of Survival

How biology, socialization and unequal conditions shape trauma and why healing requires us to see the individual beyond the categories

Complex Trauma and the Many Faces of Survival

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The Virago

by

Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Oct 9

Mature Love Requires Holding More Than One Truth

Holding your reality and another person’s reality at the same time is essential to intimacy, conflict resolution, and emotional maturity

Mature Love Requires Holding More Than One Truth

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ILLUMINATION

by

Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Oct 4

The Empathy Deficit is Cultural

How disconnection, dehumanization, polarization, and emotional overload are eroding our capacity for empathic attunement

The Empathy Deficit is Cultural

Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW

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Complex trauma clinician and writer. Survivor turned thriver, with a love for world travel, the arts and nature. I think outside the box. Sheritherapist.com

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