Posted on February 12, 2018
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I have been trying to find an appropriate way to write about a particular “emotional” experience that I have endured for years. I wouldn’t blog about this were it not for the fact that most survivors of trauma seem to experience something quite similar. … Continue Reading “Healing Past Trauma in The Present”
Category: Healing, human trafficking, panic attacks, PTSD, therapy, traumaTags: biologically embedded trauma, essential oils in emotional healing, healing, PTSD, therapeutic process, trauma recovery
Posted on November 25, 2017
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For my non-American readers, Thursday was Thanksgiving here in the States. It is a big deal. It marks the beginning of The Holidays–a season of high stress, joy, high consumerism on display, dread, meaningful religious observations, turmoil, GERD, Mariah Carey on loop, and so… Continue Reading “Easing into The Season”
Category: anxiety, Complex PTSD, domestic violence, encouragement, Healing, mental health, panic attacks, personal development, traumaTags: anxiety disorders, coping with anxiety, domestic abuse, enjoying holiday season, healing after divorce, panic attacks, PNS, SNS, stress during holidays, Thanksgiving
Posted on September 5, 2016
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My last post was about PTSD. I tend to jump around topically a bit simply because I’ll wake up in the morning sometimes with an idea in my head and think, “Oh, that would be interesting to write about.” The topic of PTSD, however,… Continue Reading “CBD, Endocannabinoid System, and PTSD”
Category: anxiety disorders, Complex PTSD, Healing, medical cannabis, mental health, migraines, panic attacks, PTSD, traumaTags: anxiety and the brain, CBD, endocannibinoid system, healing process, medical cannabis, PTSD, THC
Posted on August 3, 2014
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Recovery is something I have talked about on this blog. A lot. If we have experienced an iota of abuse or trauma in our lives, then we will have to commit to the process of healing and recovery. That’s life. That’s how we clean… Continue Reading “PTSD and DESNOS”
Category: abuse in families, Complex PTSD, emotional abuse, Healing, mental health, panic attacks, PTSD, Recovery, Sexual Abuse, therapy, traits in victimsTags: abuse, anxiety, co-dependency, Complex PTSD, DESNOS, PTSD, sexual abuse, trauma
Posted on December 23, 2011
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Where do I begin? At the beginning? I can’t even find the beginning. The beginning of this day? It was snowing. We finally got a bit of snow. It started to feel seasonal. Christmas is approaching. My girls were frolicking in the flurries. We… Continue Reading “You Shall Not Pass”
Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, Mothers, panic attacks, Rage, UncategorizedTags: abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, mothers, panic, snow white, suicide attempts, the queen, the witch
Posted on November 16, 2011
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I have a dog and two cats. My dog is an Australian Shepherd otherwise known as an Aussie. Her breeder gave her to us last April. Yep, she just gave us a purebred Aussie–for free. What’s the catch? Well, you have to know something… Continue Reading “South Dakota and Panties of Shame, Grateful to Be in Neither”
Category: anxiety, Complex PTSD, Faith, God, Moving Forward, panic attacks, PTSD, Recovery, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, God, healing process, panic attacks, Recovery, therapy
Out of the Mire 