Healing From Harm

Tag: mental health

  • When it is just me…. A Poem

    When it is just me…. A Poem

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    When it is just me – a poem dedicated to the split inside me from trauma where one feels well and the other does not.

  • Coming out of chronic dissociation

    Coming out of chronic dissociation

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    Coming out of chronic dissociation is like a volcano erupting out of dormancy. We live suppressed with stirring, waiting for the right trigger to enliven us.

  • Working with the inner critic

    Working with the inner critic

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    Working with the inner critic. An example of parts work when shifted from peace to criticism and how to get back.

  • Eternally seeking the mother

    Eternally seeking the mother

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    Humanity eternally seeks the mother, and it’s because we are missing key ingredients to our wholeness. Happy Mother’s Day.

  • Dissociation – Split from Self

    Dissociation – Split from Self

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    When I am in dissociation/splitting from Self, it feels like a switch in my brain; one keeps me grounded in my body and environment, and the other pulls me into a fog of fragmentations.

  • Core Dilemma – wanting to be you and wanting to belong

    Core Dilemma – wanting to be you and wanting to belong

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    Do you feel the internal struggle of wanting to connect with others on a deep level but doing it in a way where you can be authentically yourself? Do you struggle with relationships where you feel you must be one or the other?

  • Therapy Models Versus Abuse Models of Care

    Therapy Models Versus Abuse Models of Care

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    There is a disconnect between therapeutic models that discuss moving away from victimhood and abuse models that reinforce that there is no victimhood, just victims.

  • A healing Merry Christmas

    A healing Merry Christmas

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    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my favourite place on earth – The Farm – A sanctuary for rescue dogs.

  • Are the mentally ill actually ill?

    Are the mentally ill actually ill?

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    Are the mentally ill actually ill or do they carry the projected harm done to them?

  • Is Your Nervous System Short Circuiting? Part 2. Healing is Possible.

    Is Your Nervous System Short Circuiting? Part 2. Healing is Possible.

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    Part two of “Ever feel like your nervous system is short circuiting.” Healing is possible.