Recovery is Complicated
Recovery is complicated. I know I am not saying anything new. You already get this. You would not read my blog if you had not determined this for yourself. But I feel the need to say it today....
Getting Ahead
In the past year, life has been a little less predictable than I prefer. I can sense my controller screaming under the surface of my daily life. She is very unhappy about the direction I have...
The Shutdown Switch
I refer to the end of the calendar year as the Trifecta. I don’t know why I call it a Trifecta because it isn’t. There are actually four major events in October, November and December creating...
The Complexities of Gratitude
It’s November. And in the United States, that means the focus has shifted from spooky and scary stuff to family and gratitude. For survivors of trauma, there’s nothing scarier than family and...
It Is Different Because I Am Different
Dear Inner Parts, You don’t live in the past anymore. You don’t have to be scared anymore. I am an adult and I am here to help and protect you when you need it. We live in a different world...
We Are ALL Narcissists
This isn’t going to be one of those easy-to-read blog posts. Honestly, most of my writing is difficult to read. But today I am going to focus on our selfishness. It is easy to talk about the...
You Might Be On Time, But Are You In Time?
I have been thinking about time these past few days. To give credit where credit is due, I have been thinking about time because I have a client who has been thinking about time. Our...
The Imaginary Foe
We often talk about triggers as if they are catastrophic events which leave us (and everyone in our vicinity) reeling from the retraumatization. Many believe that a trigger has to be something...
The Essential Drives
Love, Peace and Purpose This week, I achieved a huge milestone in my life. I have wanted to be an author since I published my first poem in a kid’s magazine at 8 years old. Monday, I released...
