by Rachel Grant | Dec 14, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays
We continue our series with the wonderful Kristen Kancler in which she shares with us how we can be SAFE around food. ——— Navigating Trigger Situations Thanksgiving, the most notorious day for overeating, is just a few days away. And with it, the...
by Rachel Grant | Dec 12, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays
It’s that time of year when we face a whirlwind of holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa — oy!These holidays can demand a lot of our energy, time, and people points. They can also be a time of loneliness and challenges with...
by Rachel Grant | Oct 20, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
Back in 1999, I attended a lecture given by Hunter “Patch” Adams, whose life is the inspiration for the movie “Patch Adams” starring Robin Williams. I found Patch’s message struck a resounding chord and adequately named what it is that is...
by Rachel Grant | Aug 22, 2023 | ACEs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
In a meditation about regret I did recently, I was asked to allow a moment to arise in which I felt regret – to not direct it but just be open to what needed to show itself. My thoughts traveled to, “I regret being born.” I almost popped out of the...
by Rachel Grant | Jul 12, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
I’m not going to waste any time in this month’s post – let’s get right to the heart of the matter. “How easily a life can become a litany of guilt and regret, a song that keeps echoing with the same chorus, with the inability to forgive...