Trauma Is Not a One-Size-Fits-All
You don’t define trauma; your brain does it for you.
Topic: trauma
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.
20 Uncollected Thoughts on Mental Health in the Year 2020
This trauma will be long-lasting. Our mental health will forever be colored by the impact of this pandemic.
Between the Saint and the Psychiatrist: Derealization in Song
When I learned about Saint Dymphna, the patron saint of those who suffer from nervous, emotional, and mental disorders, the anxious and the depressed, I embraced her as a sort of personal guardian.
There Is No Prerequisite for Joy
Hope won’t be easy, and it doesn’t have to be. It only has to be worth it.
Grief in the Rearview
We can’t control how or when grief comes, but we can control how we choose to respond.
Seeking Closure After Abuse
It’s discouraging, being almost better but not quite there.
Exposing the Lies
I’m trying to create a new reality—one where happiness exists, one where I can erase the false narratives and write stories that are true.
