In this episode, we have guest speaker Angie Hejl talk about From Prison to Power, and one of the most important things that we can do in life is to use our story and circumstances to create change that we want to see in the world.
In this episode, we have guest speaker Thais Gibson talk about the Power of Personal Development in the Healing Journey and how to become the hero of your story. You may not always reach your goal, but you lead a more fulfilling life because your purpose is defined.
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In this episode, I talk about how to really create the life you want after Trauma and Abuse. And how to change your self-talk around trauma, healing, and more.
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Welcome to my book 8 steps to healing your inner child. Yes, book. I am posting it here because it’s important to me that we use our understanding of healing to help make the world a better place. Welcome!
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As I lay there listening to the howl of the dogs next door and the flickering of the street light that shined into our curtain-less window, I felt both lost and betrayed. The feeling of knowing that what was happening in my life at nine years old was wrong is a hard discovery to make when you should be immersed in the warmth of hugs and love. But the one thing I took with me in that cold of that night was that whatever this was that was my childhood was not right.
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I think it's so important to be clear with yourself and create a positive mindset and mental attitude about overcoming trauma. Limiting beliefs and this idea that you "aren't enough" or "don’t deserve" or "will never" is being stuck in The Vortex.
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Boundaries we set against people and places and things and our environment so that we protect ourselves. And it's very reasonable that we should do that. For most of us as trauma survivors, we have got to find a way to protect ourselves in the world. And that makes sense.
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Boundaries for CPTSD and Trauma survivors are often looked at as parameters that we place around others for our safety and protection. Those boundaries are very important but they are not the only boundaries we should have in place. Why?
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The process of recovering from trauma takes time; yes there is some irony in that. It will take time to process, to become associated within your body again and it will take time to understand how to leverage the practices that work for you in your life. When you become present and associated by aligning your mind and body, you can tap into parts of yourself that make room for growth and exploring how to better spend your time.
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Many of us have been in survival mode since birth-today is just another day in the office as it would seem. It’s almost as if we have been groomed for this exact moment. Healing from CPTSD during the time of corona…
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For some reason, we are taught that we must forgive people. I don't think we "must" do anything except whatever is best for the people around us and us. This isn't to say that apologies don't have a time and place and maybe I'm too jaded to forgive people that have viciously harmed me and maybe I don't deserve the forgiveness of the people that I harmed. That is fair to me. It would be one thing to “forgive and forget” but I’m on a mission to accept and create change.
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Tears streamed down my face as I witnessed the young version of me that I had promised to protect watch terrified and afraid. The pain of that moment was buried so deeply that the octopus began to pull me back to reality. As I was on the cusp of being pulled back in, I told it that I could handle what was happening. I was ready for whatever else would come.
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Ask yourself this question, as an adult what value does seeking help bring me? The idea for many child abuse victims is laid rampant with the idea that no one can help us and that we have to figure it out on our own. Imagine for a second that asking for help was a in-line with self-love/care.
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That feeling, that place of stuckness is so fucking real that it's scary. For the majority of my life, I felt like a dark shadow hovered over me, and its name was "not good enough." People feel stuck for many reasons, but I think there are two primary causes for which this occurs. These are the reasons…
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Today, as I celebrate the launch of Think Unbroken: Understanding and Overcoming Childhood Trauma I have to say that I feel an immense sense of confidence and pride in the effort that it took to take this from idea to print
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How can you build a life of peace when you live in chaos that you have created because you are unwilling to do the small things the right way? Accountability and responsibility are two of the most important words that most adults don't have in their vocabulary. Add them and watch how, over the coming years that your life changes.
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These are some of the most important discoveries that I have made in understanding how to navigate my own experiences with trauma, which have led me to this moment, and the one thing that they all have in common is they are each based around choice. You have the ability and the responsibility to make decisions that will impact your life for the better, and no one can do that but you.
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I've been thinking about what it means to be an adult survivor of child abuse. The truth is that I don't know if I can create a definitive declaration of what it is like to exist in the body of a person that has faced the worst parts of humanity
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We need the space to get out all the things that are stuck in her head. Not a link and journaling be healing for mental health but I can also be a gateway to creating the change in your life that you want.
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The biggest elephant in the room of mental health is child abuse. The biggest lie in society in 2019 is that once you are no longer a child that you are no longer impacted by child abuse. The sad truth of today is that we are lead to believe that if you have been abused the best course of action is to just "deal" with it. To a point, I agree, but that is not the entire story. Today in America, five children will die in their homes. That does not take into consideration the thousands that will be abused mentally, emotionally, physically, and sexually.
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