Category Archives: Trauma

Ways to Heal Trauma

Posted on December 7, 2023 by jenny

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

Posted on December 4, 2023 by jenny

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

Posted on November 24, 2023 by jenny

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

Posted on November 21, 2023 by jenny

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

Posted on November 13, 2023 by jenny

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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1995: Permanent, Pervasive, Personal

Posted on November 11, 2023 by jenny

Seligman talks about the pessimistic worldview which sees that problems are “permanent, pervasive, and personal,” and describes the “ABC technique” for dealing with each element one by one. From my journal for December 21, 1995 I had a bad night … Continue reading →

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1995: Pessimistic World View

Posted on November 10, 2023 by jenny

From my journal for December 20, 1995 Seligman [the author of The Optimistic Child] suggests that people are able to deal with setbacks in a more optimistic way if they are living for something bigger than themselves.  In the past, … Continue reading →

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1995: I Need a Floor

Posted on November 7, 2023 by jenny

From my journal for December 15, 1995 I went into the session with Karen feeling completely hopeless.  I didn’t know what else to do, so I lay down on the bed and kicked and kicked and cried and shouted “No!”  I … Continue reading →

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1995: Struggle with Chronic Psychological Pain

Posted on November 3, 2023 by jenny

From my journal for December 10, 1995 I’m feeling very lost and uncertain.  I finally finished Anna Salter’s book because Lynelle said the last chapters were relevant to her situation.  Horrifyingly, I find them relevant to mine too, I see … Continue reading →

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Help from Inner Teacher

Posted on October 22, 2023 by jenny

Written on Sunday, October 22 Dear Inner Teacher, I’m feeling very lost, my brain is sluggish.  I desperately need help. Dear Jenny, know that many spirits love you.  If you can’t do anything practical except the minimum — feeding yourself … Continue reading →

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