My friends over at Foundations Recovery Network and Heroes in Recovery, recently contacted me about a guest post that they were really excited about sharing here on Surviving My Past. Their programs specialize in assisting…
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What is the true destination of a healing journey?
by Matt Pappasby Matt PappasHealing is a Journey, Life is a Journey, Trauma Recovery is a Journey; as survivors and well, as human beings, the idea of embracing the journey is very common. The key is to keep in…
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Sensitivity Is A Strength, Not A Weakness.
by Matt Pappasby Matt PappasAs a person who has spent his entire life being sensitive, both towards myself and others, I can certainly relate to this guest blog post by regular guest blogger, Rose. I was often ridiculed as…
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The decisions of others, do not reflect your self worth.
by Matt Pappasby Matt PappasThat is an amazingly powerful statement, but also equally difficult to embrace for abuse survivors. To take it a step further, even for those that aren’t abuse survivors, drawing a line of not letting someone…
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There’s no shame in not feeling grateful all the time.
by Matt Pappasby Matt PappasI’ve embarked on a new crusade in my daily life, something I had never done before previously with any type of consistency whatsoever. That is, finding something, at least 1 thing, and sometimes only 1…
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Go after your Dreams, not Your past, You are Worth it!
by Matt Pappasby Matt PappasAs I was writing this post, I was trying to come up with a suitable title for it, something to capture the essence of being an abuse survivor but still chasing after your dreams in…
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Healing means walking your talk, consistently.
by Matt Pappasby Matt PappasWe’ve all heard these types of catch phrases before, “Walking your Talk” or “Practice what you Preach”. Of course, these mean simply to put in practice, on a daily basis, what you talk about doing. “Mean what…
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Know that you are fighting for you!
by Matt Pappasby Matt PappasThis guest post comes courtesy of Morgan, who writes about her triumphs and struggles in her day to day life with mental illness. She describes herself as: I’m a salty soul, happy anywhere I can see the…