Recovering from Trauma By Speaking to My Fear

Dear Hypervigilance, I get you, but I don’t like you. You came to stabilize my unstable life, but now you’ve Continue Reading
Dear Hypervigilance, I get you, but I don’t like you. You came to stabilize my unstable life, but now you’ve Continue Reading
In our current culture, bad relationships are extremely common. Nearly 60 percent of young women have experienced abuse, according to Continue Reading
For those, like me who have histories of bad relationships and sexual trauma, being in a good relationship can be Continue Reading
The social barrier of gender discrimination was not one of the ones that I had to overcome to get into Continue Reading
Bitterness is age The culmination of comments you can’t forget. “You’re better at regular writing than poetry”. I feel the Continue Reading
Watching 13 Reasons Why would have made me kill myself a few short years ago. It is full of damaging Continue Reading
Grief sits like a bruise on the bottom of your heart. It clings to the warm purple edges – out Continue Reading
One of the most significant realizations I made during the worst of my depression was that I didn’t have to Continue Reading
Tough times come to all of us. The nature of life includes random misfortunes and periods of deep stress and Continue Reading
Birthdays bruise me, so I have gotten into the habit of writing myself notes of encouragement from outside perspectives (or Continue Reading