A 5 year Facebook memory popped up.. 2014: I posted about being nervous going to Long Creek Youth Development Center as a volunteer, and survivor. Wow... that was a big day in my life and I had no idea what that day would mean at the time.Prior to that day very...
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Catherine- Survivor-Advocate-Mentor
Thank you from the State of Maine Department of Corrections I am writing this letter on behalf of Catherine Mossman Wilson, who has been a volunteer at our facility for almost 5 years. Catherine contacted my office in the fall of 2013 to see what...
What does your Spirit look like?
How’s that for a wild question?! Think about it, when you are totally in alignment with your best self… your Spirit… it’s like being in Love…everything feels “right”. It’s almost euphoric. Can you remember when that happened? Can you remember many times it...
So much bad news…
It’s so easy to focus on what’s wrong, what’s broken, what’s not working, the violence... people speaking with hate, the media perpetuating "bad news" ....about the situations and people “out there” and then we focus on what's wrong, broken, in ourselves... about...
I was so detached from myself after “taking it” for so many years you could hit me and 6 months later I’ll yell OUCH but didn’t know why.
The art of negotiations..... as a young teen frail and scared, living on the streets, I had to learn to shut off any feelings and take it. Cruelty, unfairness, total disregard for my humanity, abuse beyond imagination. That skill saved my life numerous...
How many times did I do the wrong things, even when I knew it was wrong.
How many times did I do the wrong things even when I knew it was wrong. Totally wrong. Illegal immoral and fattening combined! But I did it anyway. And I did it numerous times! I have made the same stupid freaking mistakes over and over again! So while I am in...
A little secret about happiness
Stories. Everyone has a story or a blueprint in their mind about their life should like to mean, or equal happiness. "I won't be truly fulfilled unless I am married to a doctor named Johnathon, live in the suburbs of...
Ok maybe "Happy" to much to ask for… how about just a decrease in so much daily suffering?
Do you know anyone who is longing for a life utterly contaminated by anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, catastrophic thoughts and day dreams, chasing partners don't chase back, social awkwardness, and last but not least the overall feeling that you...
Stop Trafficking US Goals, Accomplishments & Opportunities
2017 has been a fantastic year for Stop Trafficking ME, I'm pleased to report! To recap: Year 1, 2015, Stop Trafficking ME and I joined anti-trafficking groups, volunteered weekly at the local youth corrections center (jail), spoke at...
Would you like to support me in saving children from being sexually abused and helping survivors to learn tools to move past their pain and thrive?
Hi! Catherine here! This has been a fantastic year for Stop Trafficking ME. Our first year was all about joining anti trafficking community groups, volunteering weekly, facilitating a girls group at the local youth center (jail), speaking at various,...
If it takes using my broken mind to fix my life… Then,Houston,we have a problem.
I wanted to change. I really really really wanted to fit in. I wanted to be liked. I didn’t want to be a misfit. I didn’t want to be weird. I didn’t want to be me. I didn’t want my life. I wanted friends. I wanted a boyfriend. I wanted enough money. I...
Giving Thanks, but not for what you may think…
I don't know about your life, but I never had a Norman Rockwell anything. Well I take that back...I share his Americana ideal of what I want for myself, my family and for everyone else on the planet. Id like everyone to be seated around the gratitude table of...
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