by Elisabeth | Aug 17, 2016 | Recovery
I love the Olympics. Other than the World Cup, it is the only sporting event I watch. I am fascinated by international sporting events. I think we should resolve all of our conflicts in this manner. Of course, we would have to even the playing field with some...
by Elisabeth | Aug 10, 2016 | Defenders, Recovery
When I was growing up, there were many phrases I didn’t want to hear. “Wait until your father gets home.” “Don’t make things up.” “You made another mistake.” In a normal family, these statements might be bad (and certainly not good parenting), but not necessarily...
by Elisabeth | Aug 3, 2016 | Defenders, Recovery
As a trauma survivor, I have spent the majority of my life in my head. My body was not a safe place to reside. It held all the emotions and pain of my childhood. It held all the reminders of my past trauma. So I dissociated and stayed in my head. It was safe in...
by Elisabeth | Jul 20, 2016 | Recovery
I often write about trauma recovery as a process or steps. I do this for many reasons. First, I have always loved making a confusing thing more understandable. I think this is a gift that I was supposed to bring to the world in one form or another. Second, it is a...
by Elisabeth | Jun 29, 2016 | Defenders
Dear Karma Kid, I know you have heard it a hundred times, but your past doesn’t define you. And because you have heard it a hundred times, I am going to explain what I mean. You are not evil because you grew up amongst evil. You endured evil. You experienced...
