by Elisabeth | Jan 10, 2018 | Defenders, Inner Children, Relationships
There were many lies in my childhood. My abusers told all sorts of stories for why it was my fault I was treated so poorly and how I would never be able escape. I learned horrible things about myself and none of them were true. But once my intuition was blocked, I...
by Elisabeth | Sep 20, 2017 | Freedom Fighters
I have been introduced to my second superior part over the past week. Unlike my superior defender, this part is a rebel who wants to do her own thing. At first, I found it a bit amusing to listen to her talk about how much better she is than everyone else. But in...
by Elisabeth | Sep 13, 2017 | Parenting, Trauma In Society
My recovery work has taught me that the original traumatic experiences are about 5% of the total problem. Almost all children experience traumatic events, but if they have supportive parents, they can come to understand what they experienced and recover from it in...
by Elisabeth | May 31, 2017 | Defenders, Inner Children
6 Popular Phrases Translated for Trauma Survivors In this work, I have met people who have tried many healing modalities. Let’s face it. We are all looking for a way to feel better. We are tired of the physical, emotional and mental exhaustion coming from complex...
by Elisabeth | May 17, 2017 | Freedom Fighters, Memory Repression, Parenting
The past few years have been very different from the life I used to live. This may come as no surprise based on the amount of inner work I have done. It has a tendency to change the external in subtle (yet substantial) ways until one day we wake up from an afternoon...