Monthly Archives: April 2010

Invisible Heroes

Posted on April 7, 2010 by jenny

Belleruth Naparstek wrote Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal.  It’s a book that I have found ENORMOUSLY helpful.  One problem of living with PTSD is that most people don’t have any idea of what that’s like, so … Continue reading →

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“Holding on to Pain”

Posted on April 5, 2010 by jenny

(Written in March 2010) Prompted by Bobbi, I’ve been reading Eckhart Tolle, The New Earth.  I’m at a section where he’s saying that people hold on to their pain, and I think that’s garbage.  Some people do, I’m sure, it’s … Continue reading →

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Somatic Experiencing

Posted on April 4, 2010 by jenny

(Written in January 2009) The session with Caryn was very helpful, though we had a little trouble at the beginning with her cell phone cutting out.  I told her about the diagnosis of Bipolar 2 and how helpless & hopeless … Continue reading →

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What’s still there

Posted on April 3, 2010 by jenny

(Written in January 2009) I’ve been typing up from the retreat at Kripalu.  Jack Kornfield asked “Can we touch our broken places with tenderness?” and that helped me soften.  Looking at poor wounded Jenny and seeing how very difficult her … Continue reading →

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Tough day

Posted on April 2, 2010 by jenny

(Written in January 2009) Yesterday was pretty tough, even in the evening I was having waves of that deadly heavy feeling that I have trouble naming.  Heavy duty cold despair: “What’s the point.” Fortunately it doesn’t last long. One thing … Continue reading →

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Guidance

Posted on April 1, 2010 by jenny

(Written in January 2009) Dear Guides and Guardian Spirits, I’m having a pretty rough time.  My psychiatrist telling me I’m bipolar flipped me into a state of overwhelm.  I’m feeling sad, scared, ungrounded, cold and dry.  Non-flesh, non-human, disconnected.  Can … Continue reading →

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