Hello, this is Helen! I’m new…learn about me!
At 50 years old, no one should ever have to wait this long to get help. But if you are my age, older or younger, it's never too late. I also know that I'm not alone. There are many stories out there just like mine. My mission is to bring greater awareness about the effects of childhood trauma and mental health. I look forward to sharing some words of wisdom, but I also look forward to learning from you
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:40
And I just want to welcome you here and just thank you for your generosity of spirit, because that's what it really takes to include people in the stuff that we learn personally, and we get a chance to bring that to others. So thank you so much
Well, I have a website, I wrote a book, I have social media accounts. I speak, I have connections across California and just looking for opportunities to share my story because I know the struggles and the resistance from getting the help that we need, because the stigma is real. And it is hard for people to one is to recognize that they are struggling with their mental health and being able to even take that step forward to getting the help that they need
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 1:35
I might as well just go ahead and accept what is happening currently and just accept that this is who I am and this is how I'm always going to be. But I love how you are still on a journey to your mental health wellness and you're on a journey to healing. And I pray that you will inspire others in this age group to continue to pursue healing and to know that they still have a right to be healed and they still have opportunities to be healed that they don't
And I am an example of that fear because I've known my story for a very long time as a survivor, and I did not believe that I had these long lasting effects of childhood trauma, even knowing I had a high Aces score. So my ace score is this adverse childhood experiences score. It's eight out of ten. Even with 30 years in nonprofit practice, 20 years leading programs, trauma informed care programs