A note from TWLOHA on gun violence
We're not meant to remain in this state of chronic shock. And yet, here we are.
Topic: PTSD
When Safety Feels Like a Privilege
Your friends at school start to text you: Are you safe? Are you breathing OK? Are you hidden?
PTSD, Hypervigilance, and Cartoon Characters
I am not ashamed that I endured an unsafe childhood and came out of it with some scars.
The Spiral Staircase
Though I have known these feelings most of my almost 52 years of life, I have only recently felt unable to manage them. Healing from trauma is so far from being linear.
Learn Through The Loving
I was right, in a way, about the day the elevator opened: I could never go back again.
Mental Health in the Military: A Conversation With a Veteran
A veteran's perspective on mental health and the military.
Healing in Humility
Healing rarely comes in the form we expect or desire.
Lessons I Learned About PTSD
Mental Health & Motherhood
It took me years to recognize that my struggles with mental and emotional health were not marks against me as a mother.
Trauma Is Not a One-Size-Fits-All
You don’t define trauma; your brain does it for you.
Who Controls Your Life?
“I think you have PTSD.” There was silence in the office and my mind began to race.
Reclaiming Ownership of My Story
Your brain has learned to equate yelling with violence, and your body has been trained to put up all defenses at the slightest sign of a raised voice, especially if that raised voice is paired with physical movement or close proximity.
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