#family-trauma

#family-trauma

My heart just, like, dropped, and I felt sick. I entered right after the police did. I think it was very chaotic. Looks like you guys are on a team. Cool. The doors opened, and kids started coming out. A lot of the first ones were injured. A lot of them were cut with glass. I was looking for my girls. That was just my priority. I just wanted to find them and get them safe.

I was in Carton House when I got the call that dad had been knocked off his bike and taken by ambulance to hospital in Limerick where his condition was critical. It was Tuesday February 7, 2023. The previous Saturday I'd started the first game of that season's Six Nations and was due to start the following Saturday against France. In my world, everything was going well.

Be patient. Don't expect to just find her a therapist. Be prepared to find a second one and a third one if the first doesn't work out.

Toph Eggers lost both parents to cancer at age eight, leading to a life shaped by trauma and family dynamics, ultimately informing his work as a therapist.

The deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia highlights how Trump's policies have intensified the trauma inflicted on families, showcasing the dark side of national security measures.

"The state failed me again. So not only has he been withheld from me for the last 32 years, they're still withholding him from me now."