Darkness Exists -- Are You Deceived by its Dazzle? It's the shortest day of the year, the day with the most darkness, and the longest of nights. Winter Solstice can mean many things to different people, but today, I think of the ways the depths of darkness has dazzled far too many people. The money, the power, the control, the fame, the party drugs, the excessive sex life, the cover-up's .... Do these … [Read more...]
Unexpected New Joys and Freedoms after Change Happens
Unexpected New Joys and Freedoms after Change Happens Change brings unexpected and new joys, new freedoms, new opportunities. Yep. I just said that. Kathy!! Don’t you know that trauma survivors hate change??!!! YES, I do know that. I’ve heard that for many years. It’s a well-engrained, set-in-concrete, a never-do-this belief that many dissociative trauma survivors hold very dear to their heart. … [Read more...]
The Spiritual Battle Fought and Won by Dissociative Trauma Survivors
Zurcaroh's Aerial Dance When I first watched Zurcaroh's Aerial Dance** -- in the video embedded below -- I was genuinely so overcome with deep emotion that I cried! For me, Zurcaroh was able to show a perfect picture of the spiritual battle fought by dissociative trauma survivors. This dance showed, for me, how good defeats evil. I had to watch this dance a few times over -- it was so incredibly powerful … [Read more...]
30 Tips for How to Help a Child who is Hurting
Children can get all kinds of injuries. Some injuries can be accidental, some can be tragic, some can be done purposefully by offenders. Children are resilient, but let's face it -- they are LITTLE. And they are YOUNG. And they are still figuring out the world, and lots of kids don't know how to read yet, and some of them don't know how to write, and they may or may not know their colors. They may or … [Read more...]
What Does Long-Term Family Violence Do to You?
What happens when you live with violence for years of time? When violence happens every day, or every other day, or every week? How do you cope with that much fear and chaos? How do save yourself from falling into a deep, dark depression? What happens to your sense of trust? What do you do with your own huge feelings? What if you are trapped in that situation and don’t know how to remove … [Read more...]
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