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Override the System

by Rebekah Brown | Jan 12, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement

I sat with several other children in the dark, dank little basement of the church where my father was pastor. Karen Wray, my Sunday School teacher, pointed to the classic drawing of Jesus welcoming the children. I pondered it for a long time. Nobody in my home greeted...

Hiding In Plain Sight

by Rebekah Brown | Jan 6, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness

I had looked forward all week to the Mary Kay Cosmetics party my mother was hosting. Too little to wear make-up, I certainly wasn’t too small to be interested. I had looked at every picture in the Mary Kay catalog and dreamed of the day when I could get my hands on...

Sit Here For The Present

by Rebekah Brown | Dec 16, 2020 | Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor

In the popular children’s book “Ramona the Pest” by Beverly Cleary, five-year-old Ramona is told to “sit here for the present” by her kindergarten teacher, Miss Binney. Misunderstanding the instruction, Ramona refuses to move from her seat for the rest of the day. She...

The Rhythm of Life, Healing from CPTSD.

by Rebekah Brown | Dec 9, 2020 | Complex PTSD Healing

There is a rhythm to life. Night turns into day, morning becomes evening, autumn changes to winter, and spring becomes summer. Meal times are a daily ritual and holidays a yearly cause for celebration. Life achievements and milestones move in a natural, ever-flowing...

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