by Rachel Grant | May 29, 2024 | CPTSD
I’m inspired today by the book shared below, Unbreakable Crown, written by our very own Dr. Carla Norris, who is one of my cherished Comment Moderators for the Healing from Sexual Abuse Facebook Group. Maintaining one’s dignity becomes a profound act of...
by Rachel Grant | May 3, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame
Hoover Elementary School sat on the top of a hill in my small town of Oklahoma. The u-shaped building made for a great raceway as little feet puttered quickly from gym to classroom, art room, lunch room, and playground, with teachers inevitably shouting, “Slow...
by Rachel Grant | Mar 14, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Guilt, Shame
“Shame is the feeling of humiliating disgrace of having been violated. Shame tells you that you are bad.” (from Shelter from the Storm) It becomes challenging to correct for shame because it is rooted in a negative belief. For example, “I am unlovable, because [fill...
by Rachel Grant | Mar 8, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
Victor Frankl describes in Man’s Search for Meaning the intake process he went through at a concentration camp. Among the things he describes, one thing particularly caught my attention – the moment when each person is directed to hand over all of their...
by Rachel Grant | Jan 30, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Self-Acceptance
As we slide into 2024, I want to invite you today to truly consider what would radically change your life if you were to give yourself permission to be messy.And I’m not talking about dirty dishes, unfolded laundry, or dust that you can write your initials in...
