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This is from a speech Wil Wheaton gave at a NAMI convention, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is an organization that offers resources and supports to those living with mental illness and their families. They do a lot to try to reduce stigma around…

Time is not the great healer we have been taught to believe, not where trauma is concerned. That is because traumatic memories are stored differently than regular memories. They are stored in surround sound, with all the thoughts, feelings, and sensations that were there at…

I work a lot with folks who come from abusive, neglectful, toxic or chaotic homes and families. And when doing this work, I hear this type of sentiment all the time. As human beings we are hardwired to want acceptance from our caretakers, that is…

As women we so often get messages about all the ways in which we are not living up to what others or society wants for us. That is why having positive, supportive women in your life who will lift you up with positive words and…

Progress is important. There is a saying in the addiction world, progress not perfection. I know very few people that can fly, but so often this is the expectation people have for themselves. Then when that isn’t possible, they beat themselves us, often assuming they…

Feelings just are. Therefore, your feelings are always valid. This is not to say that they are always logical or that they make sense, but they are always valid. I often find working with folks with complex and attachment trauma that there are a lot…