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1 month ago | stlamerican.com | Lyndia Grant |Washington Informer

The Bible asks us to honor and love our mothers. It says so in Exodus 20:12, “Honor your father and your mother,” and Leviticus 19:3, “Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father.”Proverbs 31:25-28 further describes a virtuous woman: “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

Mar 25, 2025 | stlamerican.com | Lindiwe Vilakazi |Washington Informer

Like a tale as old as time, some degree of trauma and pain is an inevitable fact of life. However, no matter if mental or physical, trauma affects the body. “The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” (2015), authored by Boston-based psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., offers eye-opening insight on understanding traumatic stress and its impacts on the body. The author dissects the impact of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders on physical well being.