It's been a while since I've written anything here. I've actually been doing pretty well and just haven't felt the need to say anything....

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Wait. What? I saw this quote on a support group forum today that was written by a fellow...

Recently, I made the decision to start working with a new therapist. It was time for me to make a change (which is always a completely...

We see this all the time. Abusers and people who support abusers and abusive systems LOVE to use the terms "victim," "victim mentality,"...

Several years ago, I found myself navigating a complicated chronic health situation that influenced every single aspect of my life. I was...

Processing three different types of traumas has been a lot for me. The medical trauma collected from ten years of battling a complicated,...

As I've been doing the work to heal from complex trauma, I have found myself engaging in several different types of recovery spaces -...

There was a period of time in my life when I thought I would never feel joy again. The compounding grief and pain I had collected from...

My husband and I were driving around yesterday and he asked me what the concept of healing even means to me at this point. It surprised...

I'm not one to claim that any one particular thing can heal you in one fell swoop. I happen to think that healing is a long process full...

I was raised in a culture that taught me to believe that my male leaders knew exactly what was best for me. They taught me what I should...

I was watching a video this morning and the creator was sharing her thoughts about the concept of feelings. She mentioned that when she...

When the concept of self-care began rising in our collective conversations, I personally had a bit of a hard time with it. I was raised...

I watched Celine Dion share in an interview this morning about her harrowing experience with Stiff Person Syndrome. I was struck by her...

My youngest son graduated from high school yesterday and I thought I was going to feel just fine about it. He's my fourth child to...