A lot of what I will write about on this website is about healing and growth. After all, putting in the work to heal means that you will look at life a lot differently. You begin to appreciate the small moments and find strength in your vulnerability. I guess in the clinical world it is […]
When The Hard Truths Hit Home
I am someone who needs to understand things. I like to deep dive and learn. So, having trauma and cPTSD, it has always been mind-boggling to me why I would do certain things or act in certain ways without fully understanding as to why. Today, in therapy, I was confronted with some hard truths. I […]
My Journey Of Introspection
I have been doing a lot of soul-searching lately. Looking at my life over the years and where I am today. I’ve really tried not to play victim or look at my life as if I was dealt a bad hand. I do, however, see what trauma has cost me, what it has done to […]
Let’s Normalize Emotional Honesty
Emotional honesty is the practice of communicating your feelings and listening to others’ feelings without judgment, criticism, or defense, and it really needs to be normalized a lot more. Even though I have been guilty of not practicing emotional honesty in the past, I am making a conscious effort to doing so now. Having gone […]
Loving Someone With CPTSD
I’ve touched briefly on how those of us with cPTSD love differently and that we often get tarred with the “cannot be loved brush,” which is the furthest from the truth. But how is it for individuals who love someone with trauma and cPTSD? I can only imagine it’s not a walk in the park. […]
Everyday I learn Something New
I have been learning a lot about myself this past year. Through therapy, self-study, self-compassion, mindfulness practices, and a lot of self-care. For the first time, I can relate to myself, which is helping me relate to others more than ever. To understand my own boundaries. For so long, setting boundaries was difficult when I […]