by Elisabeth | Nov 27, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Trauma In Society
There is so much loss in this world. Human existence is wrought with change and loss around every corner. But when we have experienced complex trauma in childhood, the loss takes a new level. Instead of losing parents because they pass away, we lose parents while...
by Elisabeth | Nov 20, 2019 | Dissociation, Memory Repression, Trauma In Society
I have written before about how dissociation is everywhere. And honestly, considering the vastness of the human population, the response to it has been lackluster. Even people who acknowledge their own dissociation aren’t always ready to admit the prevalence of it...
by Elisabeth | Nov 13, 2019 | Dissociation, Recovery, Trauma In Society
Over the past 12 years, I have developed compassion that I never thought I would have the capacity to hold. It was never modeled to me. I received not even one ounce of compassion. There was none available in my family because everyone was trying to stay alive. ...
by Elisabeth | Oct 9, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
They say time heals all wounds. I hate that phrase. I hate it because it is a lie and it messes with our heads. It was created by the collective controller to give us false hope that doing nothing but living out the years will somehow miraculously heal us. Nope. ...
by Elisabeth | Sep 18, 2019 | Dissociation, Recovery, Relationships
It is not surprising that boundaries are the things we struggle with most. It is not shocking because we grew up in a world that told us our boundaries didn’t matter. We lived with people who made irrelevant our opinions and interests. They controlled what we did. ...
by Elisabeth | Sep 11, 2019 | Dissociation, Recovery, Relationships
Apparently, I sent an unusual email to a client the other day. I was referring to a new understanding about an inner part and how they were impacted by my dad. The client wrote back and said, “There’s a word I don’t ever hear you say: ‘dad’.” I was a little...