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If your spouse was a victim of childhood or teen sexual abuse, she may be unknowingly bringing some of the aftereffects of her abuse into the marriage bed. It can be confusing and frustrating for both of you, blaming yourselves or each other for a lack of connection and intimacy you can’t explain. However, there are ways in which you can support her in feeling safe and loved so that she can open up to deeper and richer experiences of sexual intimacy.

This February marks the 22nd anniversary of President Bill Clinton signing into law the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA provides a bevy of protections to employees who are—or have family members who are—suffering from an illness.

Perhaps most importantly, the FMLA provides that, over a 12-month period, eligible employees are entitled to take 12 workweeks of leave and return to their same position and under the same conditions.