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Triggered at TSA
Have you ever been patted down all over by security? I thought I had been before. You know, an ankle here or there, but
The Words That I Used to Define Myself Were "Burden" and "Unworthy…"
Can you imagine me standing in front of a group of women and telling them that I used to be a whore and that
The Railroad Tracks
Up to camp I like to run the railroad tracks. It’s long since abandoned, no trains or people usually, and no protective dogs. This morning as I
Return to Love
Most mornings I start my day with coffee and something that reminds my fear-based human mind that I, and everyone else, comes from, remains
Surviving the Surviving
Each new day used to mean a new day to “survive the after effects of surviving.” I call it “surviving the surviving.” It took
Everyone Has Rocks
How do you heal from the emotional boo-boos from childhood? Acknowledge them. Just because they may not be visible to others, doesn’t
Doing Your Work and Sleeping in Your Victory
As a runaway, I have lived in children’s forts in the woods, long abandoned empty trailers, condos under construction, condemned apartment buildings with kind
Deep Thoughts…
Deep thoughts by Jack Handy. Ok, not really, but I do have something on my mind that I want to talk about: Survival
It Takes a Very Special Kind of Soul to Love and Live with a Survivor
Sharing space with someone who has been traumatized is a challenge, and so goes the first gross understatement of the day. I was
If You See Something… Say Something
Knowing when and how to “say something” is a learn-able skill. 1. We have to practice to get braver and better, like with
They Already Know the Worst Things I've Done…Now What?!
What do you do when you’re making new friends? What do you wear? How do you behave? Do you use your best manners? What
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Triggers
September 20, 2017
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A trigger for me is any stimulus that causes my mind to go back to a memory and experience again a strong positive or