by Elisabeth | Jan 18, 2017 | Defenders, Parenting
In my early life, my perfection mask was the best. I covered up all of my insecurities with accomplishments and acquisitions. But I had unconscious beliefs that I knew were the “truth”. I unconsciously knew there was something horribly wrong with me. I...
by Elisabeth | Jan 11, 2017 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters, Recovery
I have been coaching trauma survivors for a few years and I love it. I love it so much, I have been known to jump around my office and cheer for the amazing progress a client is making. I love it so much, I struggle to find balance because I always want to check in...
by Elisabeth | Dec 7, 2016 | Defenders
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 taken my life. From her perspective, she considers it to be a decline in...
by Elisabeth | Nov 30, 2016 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters
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 chaos in this single mother’s life. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas...
by Elisabeth | Nov 2, 2016 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters
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 selfishness of others, but I would not be doing my job if I did...
by Elisabeth | Oct 19, 2016 | Defenders, Dissociation
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 so closely linked to our trauma there is no mistaking the pattern in...
