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Category Archives: Present Day
Blended with Non-verbal Parts
Friday, December 8, I asked Erica for an extra appointment because I was having such a hard time. I’m being unable to say anything when I’m with my friends, and I imagine they are judging me for it. I tell … Continue reading
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“Conclude I can’t do it”
From my journal for Friday, November 17 I’m feeling very empty — not in a good way — this is more lack of meaning and connection. On my list for this week is get help for my cell phone from … Continue reading
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Gratitude
It wasn’t until December 8 that I checked Feedspot’s list of 80 best blogs on PTSD. I was astounded to find that I was #15, and they said something wonderful about my blog. Jenny Deupree is a writer and artist … Continue reading
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Effort to Connect with Baby: Scribble Drawings
This was last edited on November 27. I didn’t post it because I got caught up in the work with scribble drawings. From my journal for Thursday, November 23 When I went out with Mocha it was still sunny, and … Continue reading
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Ways to Heal Trauma
I’ve been watching a show on YouTube. Dr. Rangan Chatterjee interviewing Bessel Van Der Kolk on different methods for healing trauma. I found it very exciting and personally helpful. I’m going to share some of my notes and my experiences, … Continue reading
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Collective Trauma
I’ve been rereading To Redeem One Person is to Redeem the World by Gail Hornstein about the life of Frieda Fromm-Reichmann. Frieda and Chestnut Lodge are the therapist and therapeutic community described by Joanne Greenberg in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. … Continue reading
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Trying to Connect with Traumatized Baby
Read Erica what I had written. She thought it was powerful. We talked about the flavor of the writing. Notes from the session with my therapist on November 21: What I wrote was written from a “neutral/wisdom stance,” not from a … Continue reading
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Social Distancing Desolation
Written in writing group on Monday, November 20: Don’t know what to say. where to begin. Standing at the door, looking out at the rain. It’s been raining for days. All the people are dead except me. I don’t understand … Continue reading
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Gretchen Schmelzer: The Wisdom of Respite
From Gretchen Schmelzer’s blog for August 23, 2023: The Wisdom of Respite. Gretchen is a trauma survivor and a therapist for people suffering from trauma. Respite is noted to be a break from something difficult. And it’s true that we feel … Continue reading
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“In the Marrow of Our Bones”
Clint Smith, Black man, talking to Krista Tippett. He is best known for his 2021 book, How the Word Is Passed. He talks about going to places where horrible things happened to Black people. He wants to know the truth … Continue reading
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