by Elisabeth | Mar 9, 2016 | Defenders
A World of Logic We live in a logical world. There is no doubt about it. A long time ago, people stopped believing in things they could not see. Whether you believe it is a conflict between science and faith, or masculine and feminine, it is clear. Society values one...
by Elisabeth | Mar 2, 2016 | Defenders, Dissociation, Memory Repression
Hello everyone. This is the Inner Defender here. I sometimes go by Beth, but defender, protector and all sorts of relatively derogatory names have been used. Some days I mind. Some days I don’t. I like to keep it as inconsistent as possible. That really gets under...
by Elisabeth | Feb 10, 2016 | Inner Children, Memory Repression, Recovery
I have been at this recovery “stuff” for a while now. Most of us have discovered that this is a lifelong journey. I am not the only person who has figured that part out. But there are some other things I have discovered as I have moved through the darkness in to the...
by Elisabeth | Feb 3, 2016 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters
The ‘R’ Word I went public with my recovery work about three years ago. During those three years, I have learned a thing or two about what makes survivors cringe and what doesn’t. Honestly, as a survivor, I already know what makes me cringe. And there is...
by Elisabeth | Jan 20, 2016 | Inner Children, Memory Repression, Relationships
Determined to Escape When I was 8 years old, I was determined. I guess that’s not surprising. I have always been determined. But at 8 years old, I was determined to solve problems that no child should ever have to solve. I was looking for a way out of my family. I...
