Identifying Trauma and Its Ties to Adoption
You’re allowed to love the family you have while still facing pain, anger, and even guilt over how they became your family.
Topic: trauma
Can You Be Both?
I’ve never liked the word “victim.” I’ve also never liked the word “survivor” for that matter. But I’m both.
20 Years Later: For The Ones We Miss
The events of September 11th sparked grief, a sudden loss of innocence, and unprecedented collective emotional trauma.
Healing in Humility
Healing rarely comes in the form we expect or desire.
Hurting and Healing in the Church
Maybe you need counseling or relationships or medication. Maybe you need all of these things combined.
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.
My Body Remembers
The pain I feel is big and intertwined tightly with shame, guilt, and rage.
883 Days
I was in therapy for fifteen weeks, called the crisis line six times, and made one attempt to stop the pain. But these numbers are not the ones that define my experience.
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.
Try for Today
Trauma is a fabric interwoven into your skin, something that stays long after you believe it to be gone.
Your Family Does Not Define You
I refuse to allow the same toxic cycle of verbal and emotional abuse to continue with the potential to last for generations.
