by Elisabeth | Dec 11, 2019 | Relationships, Trauma In Society
I hear it often from my clients. “I’m quiet.” “I’ve always been an introvert.” “I just don’t have much to say.” “I used to talk too much but I matured, and I don’t do that anymore.” There seems to be a general acceptance among survivors of trauma that their...
by Elisabeth | Dec 4, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Inner Children, Parenting
There is nothing more confusing than parenting after trauma. Our complex trauma teaches us to erase ourselves. It teaches us to ignore our most basic understanding of how the world works. It tells us that our emotions are not valid. And it instills generational...
by Elisabeth | Nov 27, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Trauma In Society
There is so much loss in this world. Human existence is wrought with change and loss around every corner. But when we have experienced complex trauma in childhood, the loss takes a new level. Instead of losing parents because they pass away, we lose parents while...
by Elisabeth | Nov 20, 2019 | Dissociation, Memory Repression, Trauma In Society
I have written before about how dissociation is everywhere. And honestly, considering the vastness of the human population, the response to it has been lackluster. Even people who acknowledge their own dissociation aren’t always ready to admit the prevalence of it...
by Elisabeth | Nov 13, 2019 | Dissociation, Recovery, Trauma In Society
Over the past 12 years, I have developed compassion that I never thought I would have the capacity to hold. It was never modeled to me. I received not even one ounce of compassion. There was none available in my family because everyone was trying to stay alive. ...
