Healing trauma by telling the story
SPOILERS! LOTS AND LOTS OF SPOILERS! And now back to our regularly scheduled programming, folks. So Netflix and the Duffer … Continue reading Of Stranger Things, Consumerism, and the Post-Credits Scene
I cannot thank you enough. For in reading my story, you have become part of it now, too. All survivors … Continue reading Commonality
One morning I woke up, and my teeth were not clenched anymore. My face wasn’t twisted by nightmares. I had … Continue reading Reconnection
The first thing it makes space for is sorrow. As the rage and terror ebb away, the grief can overwhelm … Continue reading Mourning
In many faith traditions, remembrance is a sacred act. A devotion to God. Buddhism in particular offers a definition of … Continue reading Remembrance
I knew safety was the first step towards healing after trauma. But I had thought that simply meant pushing my … Continue reading Safety
Nothing, other than chronic illness, has acquainted me more intimately with death than trauma. Through the violence that one body … Continue reading The Stations of the Cross
