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May
Blog
My blogs are designed to offer some techniques to try as you navigate your way through post #csa trauma stress.
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- Techniques
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Apr
Dissociation
Although it's widely known as a process of disconnecting from one's thoughts and feelings I think Dissociation is way bigger than that. Depending on how your life has been it may...
23
Mar
Hypervigilance
Now there’s a word! When I think of how much I needed this in the first sixteen years of my life; it blows my mind. I am not alone, hypervigilence like...
23
Feb
Clarity
Clarity takes me straight to an image of standing in the sparkling blue ocean and seeing my feet very clearly all the way to the bottom. Sometimes clarity is unavailable to...
26
Jan
Signs
If we just ask for them, signs are everywhere. The beauty of them is that they seemingly appear out of nowhere. When I first started looking for signs, I thought I'd start...
25
Nov
Triggers
Just for the sake of clarity, triggers are responses caused by a particular action or situation, like the war in Afghanistan. Symptoms can include, panic attacks, abject fear, even feeling...
24
Oct
Courage
Courage comes in many forms and is as unique to us as our thumbprints. All of us need to find courage some of the time, and some of us need to...
24
Sep
Beginnings
Love or hate them they're part of life. Rumour has it we think about new beginnings the most in springtime, probably due to cute little lambs frolicking amidst the gorgeous...
23
Jul
Go High
I was talking to a friend the other day about how difficult it is to deal with people who tend to ‘Go Low’ in their behaviour. By that I mean not...
27
Jun
Boundaries
Whether we know it or not, we have boundaries with every single person we interact with. We decide who we let into our inner circle, outer circle or not at...
29
May
Keeping the Secret
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fhS8LF5nAo This youtube video is invaluable in explaining why adult survivors of child sexual abuse struggle to speak out. A very informative and powerful watch. Children who are sexually abused are told...
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May
Celebration
Three years ago I began the journey of writing this book 'On Angels Wings - My flight from trauma to grace', and now it is done. Its here people, therefore...