by Destiny Mowadeng | Jan 26, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Life Management Skills, Living with Disabilities
This blog originally appeared at https://powerfullypowerless.wordpress.com/2020/11/04/planet-alien-shattered-hearts-silenced-voices/ You still don’t see me, not really.You know I exist.Yet, I am never fully visible. You are glad I am not your problem to deal with.You...
by Destiny Mowadeng | Jan 18, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Healing, Living with Disabilities
What is dissociation? Apparently, it’s when you have the urge to say something, have a thought, or experience a feeling followed by the overwhelming sense that you don’t dare say, think, feel it, or otherwise show the external world because there will be TROUBLE! Or...
by Destiny Mowadeng | Dec 14, 2022 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities
This blog originally appeared: at https://powerfullypowerless.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/fresh-year-fresh-starts/ This is a concept on everyone’s mind at certain times of the year. During the holiday season especially it can be a concept that creates a battle of wills...
by Destiny Mowadeng | Nov 29, 2022 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities
TRIGGER WARNING: Contents of this post have the potential to be triggering to trauma survivors. Mention of alcohol use, food, and my own personal experiences as a child. The title of this post is a common phrase everyone knows and one that is often heard during the...
by Destiny Mowadeng | Jul 14, 2022 | Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities, Sexual Abuse, Trauma-Informed
It is estimated that at least one person with a disability is murdered by their caregiver, parent, or relative each week. 90% of women with disabilities are sexually assaulted, raped, or abused. Those with the highest risk are people who are Deaf, Blind or have...
by Destiny Mowadeng | Jun 29, 2022 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities
This blog originally posted at: https://powerfullypowerless.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/sense-of-safety-as-a-disabled-person/ Safety is the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury. There are many levels of safety, and many ways to...