I think this quote really hit home for me as I think about my healing, and others. When we’ve lived for so long as one thing, even if it’s not healthy, changing requires us to see ourselves in a new way. It requires tearing down the current vision of ourselves and rebuilding it. In the…
Mostly, this is good advice, but I hesitate to put this out there. Many people, when dealing with someone who has experienced trauma, or mental illness, wind up walking on eggshells, afraid of “re-traumatizing” so much that being around them becomes uncomfortable for everyone. I would add to always remember that this is still the…
I’ve been reading a book about trauma off and on, review is coming eventually, and I find this to be very consistent with the ideas in there. Good things to keep in mind for your own, or a loved one’s, trauma. A New Normal: Ten Things I’ve Learned About Trauma
I actually wrote a post about this last week, a response to an editorial about this very case, in which the author indicated that yes, James had a legal right to tell his story, but probably shouldn’t to spare the world from having to hear about child abuse, or something. Now, however, James has written…
Why We Don’t Keep Secrets In Our House {Child Abuse Prevention} tags: CA ChildAbuse Guys Who’ve Arrived on the Other Side tags: CA ChildAbuse Survivors and Money Management by guest @itsamyroble tags: CA ChildAbuse Book tells of boy’s trauma in sex trade tags: CA ChildAbuse Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are…
Common Things Parents Say to Their Kids about Therapy that Aren’t Helpful tags: CA Depression Trauma Survivors Have Symptoms Instead of Memories tags: CA ChildAbuse How Do We Stop Childhood Adversity from Becoming a Life Sentence. tags: CA ChildAbuse Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
