You Can’t Help People Who Don’t Want to be Helped

You can't help someone who isn't ready to be helped and isn't ready to step up. This is a hard lesson I've had to learn over the years. I still struggle with it and it stings to "give up" on someone. It's not really giving up but I can't keep using all my mental strength…

Part 1: Starting EMDR Therapy

Last week, I started my first session of EMDR therapy. We're going at a slower pace since my trauma was on-going when I was younger and because sometimes people end up trapped in the harsh memories. So, my sessions go back and forth between talk therapy and EMDR. I decided to share my journey with…

Standing Still

We all have this side to us that we can't see because we're too close to it. It's always something profound someone on the outside shows us. A piece of you that you don't understand and you've attempted to push down, deep into the parts of your brain that you've forgotten about. Only, your attempt…

The Big Words: Childhood Trauma

Validation. Awareness. Relief. Freeing. When my therapist used the words childhood trauma while we were discussing my life growing up, all these strong validating emotions flood over me. The word trauma. That frightening word. I didn’t go through foster homes. I wasn’t physically or sexually abused. So, I minimized my trauma from growing up in…