Embrace the Suck
Creating Change in Our Healing Journey Lately, I have been thinking about the healing journey and what it takes to work through our past experiences. Many of us enter this journey with the simple goal of “stopping the pain,” which sounds simple, doesn’t it? It’s not....The Power of Journaling: Structured Approaches for Trauma Recovery
Introduction: I’ll never forget the first time I encountered journaling. It was watching the 1980s movie Heathers where I was captivated by the lead character pouring her heart out in her diary. This moment sparked my curiosity about journaling. Over the years,...Anxiety – The Other Side
High-functioning Anxiety and Why It Gets Missed So Often, Especially in the Workplace. High-functioning anxiety can be a royal pain in the posterior. You experience the usual symptoms: Excessive worrying Sense of impending doom Exhaustion Insomnia Social withdrawal...Psychotherapy
Most of us have heard of psychotherapy, with a percentage of that number being in treatment. What drives people to see a therapist? What is therapy? Why and when should you see a therapist? This article, piece one in a series about psychotherapy, will attempt to...Keys to Unlocking Your Career Potential as a Trauma Survivor
This week I spent some time doing a career audit from a trauma perspective. When I share my story of what got me started as a Trauma Recovery Career Coach, I usually start at the point where I had a zip file of repressed memories open up, which led me to go from being...
Who is Protecting Our Children from Sexual Predators?
In the pretence of only wanting to protect children, fingers are being pointed at Transwomen, Drag Queens, any LGBT members, at Foreigners/ Immigrants. While fingers and anger are misdirected, while politicians use children’s traumatic experiences for their...