Momma, don’t let your kids grow up to be cowboys…afraid of feeling I grew up in an environment where anger was not acceptable. The oldest of 3, I was not to get angry at the younger siblings, I should be understanding and lead by example. I shouldn’t get angry at […]
Trauma
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I know I’ve been a bit lax with the Ehlers-Danlos specific posts, and I promise, I will be getting back to them. Life apparently has had other plans with me as of late. But I always approach my writing with something I wish someone would have told me. This mindset, […]
I was gifted a very unexpected emotional rollercoaster of a journey early in the morning one day, so I wanted to pass that journey on to all of you. If you stay with it, I promise, it has an uplifting ending, but consider this your “Bad Feelings Ahead” trigger warning. […]
Trauma. Often it is not one big wound but a tiny million little cuts that come from a myriad of unknown places, making healing just as layered, curious, and complex as the random triggers that are evoked (what I call, the ‘Little Earthquakes’). I liken trauma to dropping a glass. […]
To cut to the chase, consider this your trigger warning, I’ve been sexually assaulted by someone who was assisting with post surgical care a number of months ago and that’s what this is about. While yes, I’ll be talking about my experience, only so much as to provide a stepping […]
This is a subject that turned into a major discussion with my therapist as well as those close to me. The way that I understood the idea of forgiveness, until this point, was to release the negative feelings and then be able to feel love towards the person and honestly […]