by Elisabeth | Feb 13, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
As a life coach for trauma survivors, my conversations tend to follow certain themes. It is never boring though. The experiences are vastly different within those themes. And I am always amazed at how my clients work through the maze that is trauma recovery. When...
by Elisabeth | Feb 6, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Freedom Fighters, Recovery
We live in a world of control. Everyone is trying to control their surroundings, their feelings, other people. This desperate need to control is coming from fear. There is so much fear built up from generations of horrific events. That fear is trying to resolve...
by Elisabeth | Jan 30, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
If you have been on this recovery journey for a while, you probably have a sense of how you defend against your emotions. You may have been able to identify some of your strategies. You may have addictions that keep you numbed out from your pain. You might distract...
by Elisabeth | Jan 23, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
It is incredibly difficult to navigate our emotions in a world that sees emotions as invalid and unnecessary. If we cried as children, we were often threatened to stop. If we expressed emotions, we were called dramatic or attention-seeking. If we were angry, we...
by Elisabeth | Dec 26, 2018 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery, Trauma In Society
The Christmas season is coming to a close. While some of us might be very excited about that, there is another problem right behind it. We will now be inundated with messages about the changes we need to make in our lives. We get to hear about how we are not quite...
by Elisabeth | Dec 19, 2018 | Dissociation, Freedom Fighters, Recovery, Trauma In Society
This morning I was listening to a song and I couldn’t help but think about the emptiness it represented. I think about emptiness often. Or maybe I just feel empty often. Or maybe I just notice that everyone in the world seems to be battling emptiness often. I’m...
