Depression and Anxiety, Running on Empty.
Depression and anxiety are a poor mixture for keeping the engine going. So how is it that so many of us keep on going, day after day, without outwardly batting an eyelid at the multitudes of challenges being thrown our way? Looking back, I can’t imagine how I...
A New Beginning, A Survivor Story of Never Losing Hope.
Self-blame, insecurity, depression, codependency, helplessness… There has to be something wrong with me. Right? I learned from a young age that I had to work through life by sacrifice. It does not matter who you are; if you are not useful, not capable of giving...
To Guide Your Path – A Survivor Poem
Keep your head up, your spirits high. Keep learning new ways to fly. Choose your friends with care, Lest you stumble and not have them there. Don’t be swayed by the ways of the others you see. Their opinions won’t matter, eventually. Look for new adventures,...
‘I Can’t Remember. But…’ Insight into a New Blog Series.
As a new and honored guest writer/blogger with the CPTSD Foundation I am going to start this journey with a series of six-week short articles linking thoughts, experiences, reflections, and academia on the topic of CPTSD with a specific focus on children 0 – 4 years...