Boundaries: Help for Healing Women
I remember the moment a doctor suggested to me that I had been suffering from C-PTSD. While his diagnostic manual hadn’t quite caught up with the notion of “complex” PTSD, he knew a great deal about it. When he read the list of causes and related symptoms to me, I...
Living Happy After Living Hell
Nowadays, I go ahead and say things out-loud. Who's with me? It used to take me a lot longer than it does now, but the not speaking up? That, my dear, is where the pressure really builds up--the moment you realize you lost your voice somewhere along the way--or...
“Can I Really Be Happy After Living Through This Hell?”
The title of this post is a quote from Martha Beck's Wild New World. When I read it, I paused to consider whether I could answer her question honestly. "Without deep suffering, menders can't possibly help the people who will later look into their eyes and ask, 'Can I...
The Art of Untangling Yourself -Part One
The Art of Untangling Yourself - the VERY FIRST Step If you’re really trying to figure yourself out, you’re already on the right path. If you have begun to ask yourself why you do what you do, why you think what you think, why you believe what you believe, if you can...
Hold Still, Okay?
I remember the day I learned that some Siamese cats do not, for any reason, like to be hugged or restrained. I don’t remember my first cat’s actual name (we’ll just call him Sparky), but I do remember trying to make friends with him. He wasn’t having any of it. That...
And, Then All the Courageous Women Said . . . I Have a Dream, Too
And, this dream is deeply rooted in my soul. I have a dream that one day women will be able to rely upon one another as witnesses to their value, their honor, and their validity. I have a dream that women choose to seek out and offer one another uplifting, helping...
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