by Elisabeth | Apr 25, 2018 | Freedom Fighters, Memory Repression, Recovery
I have been more motivated to move lately. It is coming from my goddess inner part who seems to be highly invested in the body and physical health. This is something my controller has never been too concerned about. Of course, they don’t like it when I get sick...
by Elisabeth | Jul 19, 2017 | Defenders, Memory Repression
Recovery work is definitely a journey. And while the traumatic emotions and memory recovery feel awful sometimes, there is nothing worse than feeling stuck. In this work, “stuck” is a technical term. It means our defenses are winning the inner battle at the...
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 | Oct 3, 2014 | Inner Children, Recovery
There’s a popular Zen saying in the self-awareness circles. “Before enlightenment, chop wood carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood carry water.” As with most Zen concepts, it seems like a simple idea on the surface. And as with most Zen concepts, it isn’t...
by Elisabeth | Jun 11, 2013 | Memory Repression, Recovery
I have moved past the point in my life where I describe myself by what I do for a living, but if I had to, I would say I’m a program manager. By nature, program managers are highly organized (if they are any good). I am also finishing three years of school...
