by Destiny Mowadeng | May 31, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities
“A half-truth is even more dangerous than a lie. A lie, you can detect at some stage, but half a truth is sure to mislead you”. I am infuriated with the pure ignorance of people, their unwillingness to learn or realize what they are believing and claim to know about...
by Rebekah Brown | Mar 29, 2023 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Living with Disabilities, Parental Alienation, Toxic Relationships, Trauma
When you look at patterns within dysfunctional family systems, without fail, you will find the hallmark of a false narrative. The engine of the family system runs on untruths, half-truths, and constructed reality. And it doesn’t start where your story begins....
by Destiny Mowadeng | Mar 24, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities
Heritage may be best described as valued objects, such as unspoiled countryside, and old buildings, as well as qualities such as cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations. My family, at least on my paternal side, is of Irish descent,...
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, 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...
