As I move through the uncertainty of the recent events in my life, I am slowly gaining perspective.
The Turn
Advocacy Is In My Blood
Learning to relinquish certain aspects of my control is difficult, yet so rewarding.
This is Me (video)
A quick Hello video as I push myself outside my comfort zone to see what I can do.
Monthly Goals: June 2020
Reflection on my goals from May and a commitment to my goals for June.
Therapy Dump #3
Seeking professional counseling is important to healing. Journey with me each week as I spill the beans on what it's like to be a trauma survivor in therapy
The Courage to Imagine
For someone who always writes expressive work about real time emotions, imagination is intimidating.
I Let the Triggers Guide Me
Only a trauma survivor understands the work that goes into managing trauma triggers. I am learning let my triggers guide me through my healing.
Understanding Trauma Triggers
I feel so powerless right now. “To admit uncertainty is to admit to weakness, to powerlessness, and to believe in yourself despite both. It is a frailty, but in this frailty there is a strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not in someone else’s.” -Tara Westover It all started when I... Continue Reading →
Vitamins & Supplements for Mental Health
Supplements and Mental Health People have been using herbal supplements and vitamins for decades to address mental and physical health issues. There are vitamins and supplements for memory, energy, the immune system, and the bones. Many of these options are simply an extra dose of the things our bodies already produce, or absorb through our... Continue Reading →
Honesty Heals: recognizing when the past and present meet
Ironic I laughed at the irony when my writing prompt this morning said to write about what happiness means to me. Happiness has been fleeting for the last few days. It peaks its head occasionally, but in general – I have felt irritated and emotional. It started over a week ago with a facebook notification and has been compiled by... Continue Reading →