by Elisabeth | Jun 15, 2016 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters, Parenting
I’m a control freak. I am not talking about the kind of control freak that people secretly love because she will get everything done so they don’t have to. I am talking about the kind of control freak people run from because they know there will be casualties. I...
by Elisabeth | Dec 30, 2015 | Defenders, Freedom Fighters, Inner Children
I recently experienced the feeling of emptiness again. It is uncomfortable. It feels like I need to eat an entire Thanksgiving dinner by myself but I know that would not help. It mostly feels uncomfortable because it is unusual. With the emptiness, I don’t feel any...
by Elisabeth | Dec 2, 2015 | Defenders, Relationships
The Hardest Part of the Journey For a long time, I thought the hardest part about trauma recovery was allowing the expression of past emotions. I fought and defended against them for most of my adult life in an attempt to avoid the inevitable. But once I allowed the...
