Even for those who aren’t abuse survivors, drawing a line of not letting someone else define our worth isn’t exactly easy.
Be Vigilant About Avoiding Burnout in Trauma Recovery
As survivors though, we have to be careful about burning ourselves out while we work through our trauma.
As survivors though, we have to be careful about burning ourselves out while we work through our trauma.
How the Brain is Really Affected by Trauma
As survivors, we were affected in ways that many can not understand...
As survivors, we were affected in ways that many can not understand…
Healing Means Walking Your Talk, Consistently
It can’t just be that we heal only during a therapy session, or a chat, or journaling, or any other type of validating experience.
It can’t just be that we heal only during a therapy session, or a chat, or journaling, or any other type of validating experience.
Let’s talk about Mental Health Medications and Survivors
Medication can be an important part of recovery, but they don't have to be part of your life forever.
Medication can be an important part of recovery, but they don’t have to be part of your life forever.
There’s No Shame In Not Feeling Grateful All The Time
Take the great with the not so great, and give yourself permission to just be who you are.
Take the great with the not so great, and give yourself permission to just be who you are.
Go After Your Dreams, Not Your Past. You Are Worth It!
Don’t give up on yourself and never underestimate the power that you have to go after what you want in life.
Don’t give up on yourself and never underestimate the power that you have to go after what you want in life.
Anxiety Triggered by FOMO – Fear Influencing Relationships
The fear of missing out can drive us to engage in relationships before we are ready; romantic, friendship, or business wise.
The fear of missing out can drive us to engage in relationships before we are ready; romantic, friendship, or business wise.
Living with Hypervigilance, an Exhausting State of Awareness
It’s also something that I personally battle on a regular basis.
It’s also something that I personally battle on a regular basis.
Dealing With a Taco Shell Moment in Your Healing Journey
It’s important for us to be able to look ourselves in a kinder, more gentle way and work to stop the cycle of shame and beating ourselves up emotionally.
It’s important for us to be able to look ourselves in a kinder, more gentle way and work to stop the cycle of shame and beating ourselves up emotionally.
#NotWeakJustHuman – And Committed to Helping Others be OK with Being Human Too
We don't need to be ashamed of the trauma we suffered, or of living with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, DID, bipolar, or any mental illness.
We don’t need to be ashamed of the trauma we suffered, or of living with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, DID, bipolar, or any mental illness.
Retraining Our Minds to Embrace Healing
7 Ways to cultivate a mindset of healing.
7 Ways to cultivate a mindset of healing.
Distraction Can Ease Anxiety, but ONLY if You Do This First
What it comes down to is, it’s important to be mindful of Anxiety and acknowledge it when it starts to creep back into our minds.
What it comes down to is, it’s important to be mindful of Anxiety and acknowledge it when it starts to creep back into our minds.
Self Doubt and Second Guessing Past Relationships
When a marriage or long time relationship comes to an end, the emotional toll can be unbelievably devastating to deal with.
When a marriage or long time relationship comes to an end, the emotional toll can be unbelievably devastating to deal with.
Guilt — the Safe Companion Many Survivors Rely On
It’s total invalidation of who we are and what we are capable of and deserving of.
It’s total invalidation of who we are and what we are capable of and deserving of.
How to Get Up (and Heal) When You’ve Been Knocked Down
There are no style points in this survivor journey; it really is all about how many times we are willing to get back up.
There are no style points in this survivor journey; it really is all about how many times we are willing to get back up.