by Elisabeth | Apr 1, 2020 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery, Trauma In Society
In this world in crisis, our trauma responses are running rampant. The approaches we use are as diverse as the human race. We all have our survival strategies and coping mechanism that came from our specific environments. While the methods might be different, there...
by Elisabeth | Mar 25, 2020 | Defenders, Recovery, Trauma In Society
Over the past two weeks, my productivity has been down. It’s not surprising if you look at what is happening around me right now. My kids are home and I’m supposed to be homeschooling them while I do my job. I am also supposed to be keeping my family virus-free...
by Elisabeth | Mar 13, 2020 | Defenders, Trauma In Society
The Coronavirus pandemic can be especially triggering for those of us with complex trauma. There will be constant reminders of our trauma as we try to navigate a world in crisis. Those reminders can bring our childhood beliefs back to the surface. These beliefs...
by Elisabeth | Mar 11, 2020 | Freedom Fighters, Recovery
Since very early in my life, I have had to live in survival mode. That means, my controller was fully in charge. They made all the decisions in my life and they were all made from a fear-based view of the world. All my decisions were safe decisions. I needed to...
by Elisabeth | Mar 4, 2020 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters, Recovery
We live in an anger-hating world. This is not surprising. Anger has been labeled as dangerous. It has been labeled as dangerous by angry people. They know deep down inside that their anger drives them to do bad things, to treat people in bad ways. They know they...
