Who Taught You To Carry All Of This?
Some children become adults before anyone notices they were children. They learn early how to pay attention. They notice tension before anyone speaks about it. They become skilled at reading the room, anticipating problems, and adapting to whatever the moment...
Behaviors Caused By Trauma
You Can’t Run Away From Your Own Head Human beings are like an iceberg. We go through life sharing only the pieces of ourselves that we want people to see. But there’s so much more going on inside. Isaac Newton’s third law states that: “for every action (force)...
Ruins as Echoes
Why I went looking for broken places, and what they gave back For most of my twenties and thirties, I lived a contradiction I tried to hide from everyone. On the outside, I seemed to have my life together–running a photography studio, exhibiting my work, and...
“I Don’t Want to Be Alive Anymore” – Understanding the Loss of Will to Live After Abuse
Whether the narcissist is one person or a group, the pain of mistreatment can make you want to go to sleep and never wake up. Let’s validate this dilemma, consider why it happens, and how to heal. The Weight You Carry You wake up each morning with a heaviness...