Trauma

So often in my work with trauma survivors and gender diverse folx, I find that they cannot see the beauty of who they are. Trauma and negative messaging from our society and the media have a lot to do with that. When we go through…

June is national PTSD Awareness month. For many, the concept of PTSD is linked to military service. The reality however, is that this disorder can affect anyone. In the US, approximately 7-8% of adults will experience PTSD in their lifetimes, with women twice as likely…

Children are hard wired to connect to their parents and are wholly dependent on their parents for care and love. So, when the parent or parental figure is also the one who abuses, hurts, or neglects the child, this betrayal is profound and quite difficult…

In my work, being disconnected or unaware of one’s body is a huge red flag signaling trauma and dissociation. If you are someone who does not know when they are hungry, when they are thirsty, when they have to use the restroom, or are prone…

  There is a lot of energy that is taken up in dissociative disorders when there are separate parts, ego states, alters, etc. This is because mental energy is needed to keep up the amnesic barriers between parts, between awareness and between conflicting emotional states.…

  Not everyone who goes through a traumatic experience develops PTSD. I believe that, in part, the reason for this is because those who develop PTSD draw some sort of negative conclusion about themselves, others and/or the world. These negative beliefs are dysfunctional as they…