by Elisabeth | Jul 17, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
When it comes to how we live our lives, we won’t get very far without feeling our fear. It might be different levels of fear depending on our experiences, but we are all going to have it. And while most people understand this intellectually, it is not really...
by Elisabeth | Jul 10, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
You’ve heard the phrases about how failure breeds success. You have suffered the clichés about how much we learn from failure and how it is a blessing in disguise. You know there are lows that come before highs and highs that precede the lows. All of this makes...
by Elisabeth | Jul 3, 2019 | Defenders, Recovery
In case you haven’t heard, I am planning an amazing trip to Australia and New Zealand. I am very excited to take my children to the other side of the world and cross many things off my bucket list. As a travel addict, my bucket list is not short. But I am willing...
by Elisabeth | Jun 26, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Memory Repression, Recovery
I love the self-help industry. I am not being facetious. I am very serious. When I first started waking up from the mountains of brainwashing I was holding up, it was the self-help books that saved me. I was surrounded by people who were in denial and I need some...
by Elisabeth | Jun 19, 2019 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters, Inner Children, Recovery
Dear Inner Parts, We get to make a choice. I know that sounds crazy, but we do. We get to decide between living for others and living for ourselves. It is our choice if we want to do something. We don’t have to wait for permission. We don’t have to avoid...
by Elisabeth | Jun 12, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
This past week, I have been inundated with fear. This isn’t the fear from my inner children like you might think. This is a fear coming from my defenders. They are terrified of the repercussions of my latest actions. They believe I am “too big for my britches” (my...
