Few people feel empowered, strong, resilient, and capable when they come to recovery. Most often they feel broken, tattered, shattered, weak, shameful, guilty, and at a low point. Choosing to recover- be it from trauma, addictions, or mental health issues- is a great mark of strength. Even when your thoughts and feelings tell you theRead More
The world was shocked and saddened to learn about a new tragedy in America at the announcement of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Without going into much detail, many lives were lost and many people were injured. Immediately, videos started circulating around the internet, across news stations, and all over social media channels. InRead More
If you have experienced neglect, abandonment, rejection, or significant loss in your life, you have experienced relational trauma. Relationships are wonderful. Humanity is built on the ability to form relationships, have relationships, nurture relationships, and maintain a relationship with the self. When a relationship is lost, it can feel more significant than a simple turningRead More
Thinking of the term “addiction”, we most often think of drugs and alcohol. Using the term “addiction” to describe a relationship between a person and a behavior or a non-chemical substance is controversial. Science has not been able to fully back the legitimacy of some process addictions which are called addictions. To date, gambling addictionRead More
But you weren’t hit. This is an argument people who have experience emotional abuse hear all the time, particularly from their abuser. How could you say I abused you? I never hit you. The remark itself creeps up the spine and raises hair on the arms. Insidious and deceitful, such remarks are a hallmark ofRead More
Going through withdrawals from drugs and alcohol can be a traumatizing experience. Feeling what is essentially poison leave your body can be an overwhelming experience. The symptoms of withdrawal range from mild to severe. Headaches, migraines, and nausea are often the lesser symptoms. Other symptoms like cravings, obsessive thinking, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, hallucinations, muscle cramps,Read More