Trauma survivors come from all walks of life, all over the world, and while each of us are unique individuals in our own right, our survivor stories is often very similar. It’s that similarity that helps…
It’s no secret that journaling is extremely helpful in recovery from trauma because it helps us express and process our emotions in a healthy way. So on the topic, have you ever tried third person journaling?…
One of the fascinating things that I’ve been able to immerse myself in since I started my own personal healing journey, is Neuroplasticity. The hope that the brain can be retrained to help in trauma…
If anxiety has its way, it will keep you from doing anything on your own behalf. It wants to keep you from reaching out for help, it wants to keep you isolated and alone, it…
As survivors in recovery, our healing journey is filled with many questions. Why do I feel this way, Why did this happen, and When will I ever start feeling better, just to name a few.…
I went back and forth in my head about whether to write about this topic. Ultimately I decided that not writing about it would be doing a disservice to my feelings, and the opportunity to…
As we’ve been going through this series on Anxiety’s Tricks, it’s my goal to always try to relate each lie of anxiety, to how it feels to an abuse survivor. This latest trick is a…
April is child abuse prevention month, and here on Surviving My Past, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to some amazing advocates during this time, who have shared information and insight that is invaluable to all…
Periodically as you go through your survivor journey, you experience new memories. Events come back into view, sometimes containing memories that you never recalled before, or instead ones that you had hints of previously but…
I’m hard pressed to think of something more invalidating and disheartening than the thought of anxiety being one with me, one in the same. Anxiety in Disguise, is the next trick, the next lie that we…
