Monthly Archives: November 2023

“We Are One, We Are Home at Last”

Posted on November 25, 2023 by jenny

it is the appointed date. we’ve been at Stonehenge all night and now the sky is growing pale. we stand in a circle inside the stones watching the horizon behind the heel stone. the stone is heavy on the bottom, … 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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“In the Marrow of Our Bones”

Posted on November 8, 2023 by jenny

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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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: Learned Helplessness

Posted on November 6, 2023 by jenny

From my journal for December 16, 1995 Dana got me a book, The Optimistic Child. It was written by a man who worked with “learned helplessness” and put together a team to figure out how to help kids who are … Continue reading →

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1995: First Dance in Neskaya

Posted on November 5, 2023 by jenny

From my journal for December 11, 1995 And now for something completely different! I’m feeling much better this morning. I find it interesting how easily and completely I can flip from “depressed” to “normal” under certain conditions. Yesterday we danced … Continue reading →

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