With Covid-19 on the rampage everything is in turmoil right now. Kids are home from school, people are unable to work, and of course the illness itself is anxiety inducing to say the least! In an ever changing world our biggest challenge can often be staying grounded through the upheaval. Here are a few techniques…
Self Care
Visual Journaling- Benefits, Techniques, and Uses
Visual journaling (also called art journaling) is a wonderful way to process emotions. It is a powerful tool in healing betrayal trauma and complex post traumatic stress disorder. Benefits of Visual Journaling Articulate your feelings. When you’re struggling to put your emotions into words, it may be easier to sketch them out. Whether you draw…
This is Me Art Journaling Page- Silencing Your Inner Critic
“When the sharpest words wanna cut me downI’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them outI am brave, I am bruisedI am who I’m meant to be, THIS IS ME!Look out ’cause here I comeAnd I’m marching on to the beat I drumI’m not scared to be seenI make no apologies, THIS IS ME! This…
What Does a Betrayal Trauma Healing Success Story Look Like?
What does healing from betrayal trauma look like? What do women who are in a good healthy place look like and what characteristics do they share?
The Best Black Friday Deals for Self Care and Self Development
The holidays can be extremely difficult when you are dealing with addiction, abuse, and trauma. It’s the time of year when I need to double down on my self-care efforts. With that in mind here are the very best Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, etc. Deals that I can find! I’ll keep this…
7 Tips for Living a Mindful Life
I believe that recovery for the traumatized and the addict is completely impossible without mindfulness. We can’t heal things that we do not understand. Last night we were watching an episode of Once Upon a Time that is set in Neverland. Emma, the story’s main heroine, is presented with a map by Peter Pan. She…
Creating a Journal Jar with 100+ Prompts
How many times have you just stared at a blank page and not known what to create. Whether you’re writing or art journaling we all get blocked. This is where prompts can be magical. Prompts can be one word, or full sentences. A prompt doesn’t have to be taken literally. It is merely meant to…
Allowing Gratitude to Change Your Physical and Mental Health
When I was 19 years old I was in the passenger seat driving through Oklahoma. After dinner it was a little misty, but we decided to keep driving rather than stop for the night. Suddenly we had to slam on our breaks as our visibility was reduced to no more than 6 feet in front…
Four Compelling Reasons to Keep a Journal
I have found journaling to be an essential part of my healing from betrayal trauma and PTSD. Journals help me to process emotions, organize my thoughts, and keep myself grounded in truth. Let’s be honest, keeping a journal my not sound like the most exciting thing you can do for your healing. For years I’ve…
Embracing Your Shero’s Journey
I’m a HUGE fan of all the Marvel/Avengers movies that have come out in the last few years. I’m a total sucker for a good superhero story. I especially love how each of the characters have pretty big flaws that make them human. As a kid I used to love playing superheroes with my friends….