by Elisabeth | May 27, 2020 | Recovery
I often talk about the grounded adult self and the importance of connecting with it for healing. But many survivors don’t believe they have a grounded adult self. It is understandable why they would feel that way. After childhood trauma, it can seem like we live in...
by Elisabeth | Apr 27, 2016 | Defenders, Dissociation, Freedom Fighters, Parenting, Recovery
Happiness Is Not a Choice There are more clichés about being happy than the hairs on my head. Most of them frustrate me. Some of them even trigger me. They may be well-intentioned, but the result of these “happiness” memes and quotes is to invalidate other...
by Elisabeth | Nov 6, 2014 | Inner Children, Parenting
Stronger Than You Realize by Kris Rozelle Dear Inner Child, You’ve been through so much and I am not sure how you coped. Your strength inspires me with every memory I recover. I know you are the reason we are alive today. And I thank you for all you did to keep going....
