The paradoxes of flourishing
I once dated a man with borderline personality disorder. At one point, he told me that it broke his heart to see what I was not, what I hadn’t become, how small my life was, how I had squandered my brains and looks. This unsolicited mourning of a fantastical me (a...
The Part of Healing We Don’t Talk About Enough
There’s a moment many people on a healing path quietly come to – often after years of trying, pushing, and doing all the “right” things. It’s the moment they realize:“I thought I had moved on…so why does my body still feel this way?”Why does anxiety still show...
Spirituality and Healing the Effects of Trauma
Spirituality. I truly don’t think I’d be here today without it—without my unwavering belief that there is something larger than all of this, something beyond me and my past traumas that gives my life meaning…that gives all of our lives meaning. I can trace this belief...
The Overlap of ADHD and PTSD: Why the Brain Works Overtime
Understanding Increased Vulnerability and Symptoms: Beyond the Diagnosis and Survival Instincts During all those years before I finally got the right diagnosis of PTSD and AuDHD, chronic failure was a painful part of my life, both privately and at work. I...
The Birth of the High Performer
Some children become adults before anyone notices they were children. They are not always the loudest child in the room. They are not always the child getting into trouble, asking for attention, or making their needs impossible to ignore. Often, they...Follow, Like, & Share!
