Hotmail! This mailbox on the side of the road is clever. Silly. Ridiculous. Funny. What a nice way to get your mail each day. It's big enough for mail, and probably waterproof too. And certainly creative. This Hotmail Mailbox made me giggle so I had to share it, just for fun. You might think there could not be any parallels with Dissociative Identity Disorder in this picture but a few thoughts have … [Read more...]
Extinguishing Fear by Relaxing the Body
This photo was created by Grace Ciszkowski from Celebrating Freedom. Grace survived the horrors of being kidnapped by a serial rapist / murderer. You can read more about her incredible life journey at her FaceBook page, CelebratinFreedom. A Helpful Reminder While Recovering from Trauma: Extinguish fear by relaxing your body. The brain cannot produce fear while the body is … [Read more...]
When the Painful Past is the Painful Present
Hello, how are you today? Are you reading from your painful past, or are you here, in a painful present? Does it feel like the here-and-now? Or the way back when? Or is Then the same as Now? I've been thinking about this topic of Past vs Present for awhile now. I know I have written about time distortion, memory recall, flashbacks, body memories, trauma processing and all those things before. (Please … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays, from Oliver the Christmas Pug
Hello hello! Seasons Greetings to you! It might be a bit funny to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays with a silly Santa Puggy, but I just could not resist showing you all this picture of Oliver. Isn’t Oliver just the most adorable Santa that you’ve seen this year??! Do you see his little red Santa hat and his little red coat? Okay, so maybe Oliver is a bit grumpy looking like Santa, but … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas, Everyone
Merry Christmas, everyone. Happy Holidays and Season's Greetings to you! It's been quite a year, hasn't it.?! I hope you all have had wonderful holidays this year. I wish you all the very best in your healing journeys, and I hope you find at least one or two people in your life who will always and forever be kind, gentle, loyal, and compassionate to you. Warmly, Kathy Copyright © … [Read more...]