by Elisabeth | Sep 16, 2015 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters
This week, I experienced a physical release in my body. I get these often as a part of my recovery. The emotions and memories have been stored in my body and I am releasing them as I recover. But the physical releases come with good and bad. I love the feeling of...
by Elisabeth | Sep 9, 2015 | Dissociation, Freedom Fighters
The Emptiness Over the past few days, I have been feeling an unusual emptiness. It isn’t sadness or depression. I am used to those feelings. It is as though a part of me has dropped away. But this part of me is not really me. I am still here. I have checked in with my...
by Elisabeth | Aug 19, 2015 | Freedom Fighters, Recovery
While trauma recovery seems like a chaotic experience, I have noticed in hindsight the surprising structure it seems to follow. My memory recovery follows themes. While I do address themes multiple times, it is at progressively deeper levels, as if I am traveling a...
by Elisabeth | Jul 29, 2015 | Freedom Fighters, Inner Children
Dear Inner Teenager, You haven’t had an easy life. You have interacted with a lot of power-hungry people. And I’m not just talking about the pedophiles and their enablers. There were adults who wanted you to be less than you were. There were other teenagers who wanted...
by Elisabeth | Jul 22, 2015 | Parenting
Do you ever have one of those months when you have to move houses as a single parent, and it seems like it is too much to handle on your own, and you are trying to start a new business, and you have very little money, and the kids are home from school for the summer...
