by Engracia Gill | Feb 25, 2026 | Therapy, Trauma
This is a picture of me at 15 y.o. I was sexually abused by family members, a swim coach and a “spiritual” guru à la Deepak Chopra. Some of the abuse was overt, some covert. I never confronted my abusers. How could I have at 7 or even at 12? I did tell my mother that...
by Engracia Gill | May 31, 2024 | Blog, Therapy
When I was a budding therapist, right out of social work school, I started the process of healing from complex trauma through EMDR. My therapist suggested that I read “Facing Codependence” by Pia Mellody. I was instantly hooked. I had, of course, been familiar with...
