I started gaining weight after I started therapy. As I dealt with trauma and my PTSD diagnosis, my body wrapped me in a protective bubble for so… Read more “A Small Moment of Yay”
Notice the Transitions
Transitions are some of the most uncomfortable, unlikable and unpleasant experiences. I’ve not done well with them, and I’ve mostly not recognized them until after they were… Read more “Notice the Transitions”
Find The Reset Button
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”
