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It was all my fault: Hindsight is 20/20
We’ve all heard the term, hindsight is 20/20. Looking back, it’s so easy to see it all clearly: decisions, events, actions and how they all played out. Many survivors of trauma spend much of their time stuck, focused on the minute details of the decisions that they...
I thought this was just my personality
In my second post in my series about trauma, I discuss how powerful the realization (and validation) of realizing you have post-traumatic stress disorder (or symptoms of PTSD) can free a person from a lifelong assumption that this is just who they are. To view my...
If I could forgive
There’s a lot of talk about forgiveness. No doubt you’ve heard someone say at some point in their lives that you have to forgive in order to move on. Forgiveness is necessary for healing. Maybe this is true for you and maybe it’s not. If holding yourself or someone...
An overview of trauma and PTSD
This is our first post in a series of blog articles about trauma. In this post I will present an overview of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Future posts will discuss in more detail common symptoms of PTSD, details about treatment for PTSD, and frequent issues...
Sleep?! Who has time to sleep?
“So, is your baby sleeping through the night yet?” Do you ever have the thought that you want to punch people in the face when they ask you this question? (I do not condone violence but I’m okay with a snarky response). Do I LOOK like I have slept through the night?...