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We Need to Talk About the Intersectionality Between Disability & Suicide
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation and may not be suitable for all audiences. Originally Published via Powerfully Pwerless...
Using Somatic Modalities To Help Decipher a Traumatic Childhood
A cold sense of violence about to explode filled the airless kitchen. I paused and took a breath while gripping the tile beneath me with my small bare feet waiting for the eruption while plotting...
Self-Judgement & Mental Health
Taking time off when you need to be focusing on yourself. Burnout is at an all-time high. Employers continue to make cutbacks and what was once a workload shared among 4 or 5 people, is now the...
Intersectionality & Manifestation
Intersectionality was added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2015 with its importance increasingly being recognised in the world of women’s rights. The Oxford Dictionary defines intersectionality as...
We Must Talk About Suicide
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article will tackle active suicide and may not be suitable for sensitive audiences. Suicide is a word we whisper when someone dies by their own hand. Often we are...
Healing from Childhood Trauma – It’s An Inside Job
I enjoy reading the sayings on my meditation app. I’ve also enjoyed sharing some of them in various places on social media recently. Today, I found one that connected for me, immediately, but...
CPTSD In The Workplace: Creating Connection
Relationship-Building Tips for Trauma Survivors One of the defining characteristics of CPTSD is having difficulty creating and maintaining relationships. The relational nature of this type of...
5 Fun and Creative Ways to Start Journaling
Last month, I wrote a blog article about structured approaches to journaling, which I hope were able to check out. Journaling can be a powerful tool for healing from trauma and dealing with the...
The Ongoing Journey of Healing from Child Abuse
TRIGGER WARNING: Topics in this article include childhood sexual abuse and may be sensitive to readers. At the beginning of July, I received a package: copies of my book and promotional...
Eight Ways to Practice Self-Compassion
After years of self-criticism, I finally learned the act of self-compassion. Compassion comes easily to me with others. I'm a nurse. But compassion for me was another story. I grew up in an...
Passive Suicide
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article will tackle active suicide and may not be suitable for sensitive audiences. Most of us recognize suicide as being something someone does to...
The Link Between Trauma Exposure and Cigarette Smoking
People who have experienced trauma may use different coping methods to address their vulnerability and feelings of stress and anxiety. One of the typical coping methods among those who have...
What is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
“Complex PTSD comes in response to chronic traumatization over the course of months or, more often, years. This can include emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuses, domestic violence, living in a war zone, being held captive, human trafficking, and other organized rings of abuse, and more. While there are exceptional circumstances where adults develop C-PTSD, it is most often seen in those whose trauma occurred in childhood”.
