Healing can take a long time. It is taking me a long time. I still get blitzed by my brain. I did today. It doesn’t make sense… Read more “Find The Reset Button”
Capacity
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much capacity I (don’t) have, what I can do (and can’t do) with what I have, and how (and… Read more “Capacity”
How Do You Get Out?
I don’t think PTSD is unique in the sensation or reality of being stuck where you are, but I do think because PTSD comes with a lot… Read more “How Do You Get Out?”
Grateful (for) Perspective
I’m saying “no” to things for the foreseeable future. No new things, no guilt things, no extra things, just “no”. I can’t, I need time to heal… Read more “Grateful (for) Perspective”
Nearing the Top of the Mountain
It has been a haul to get here. I spend so much mental and emotional energy on the heavy lifting required to get through my day to… Read more “Nearing the Top of the Mountain”
Working Toward Well
It can be really hard for me to remember that PTSD does not have a linear process for healing. Things go well, they don’t, they do, they… Read more “Working Toward Well”
Living with PTSD
We live for the hope that one day things won’t be so dark, that the grief won’t drown us so completely, that our world will not be… Read more “Living with PTSD”
Well That Was a WEEK
I spent this past week traveling to speak at a conference, and there are a lot of conferences happening in my field right now across the country.… Read more “Well That Was a WEEK”
Best First Day
Things have been really tough lately, so it was the best kind of surprise that my first day of work was AWESOME! I was warmly welcomed, taken… Read more “Best First Day”
Why PTSD Can Be So Isolating
PTSD can feel like an endless hell. Sometimes it’s such a horrible and painful experience that you can see nothing else. Sometimes it retreats to a dull… Read more “Why PTSD Can Be So Isolating”
