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Poetry to Inspire: To be seen.
I just want to be seen. For the world to know the path I have walked and accept me anyway. For the ones I love to know how I see the world and not shy away. For the way I feel to be welcomed and held in open arms. To feel like I am whole,…
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Not beating myself up over something I can’t control. Happy days.
So this weekend I have had another water infection. I know gross and way more sharing than some people will manage but the context matters. This morning I found myself in a familiar position of beating myself up because I was not up to my usual performance. I did not have a great night, awake…
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Dreaming of my therapist. No escape from the past.
Hey all, I have not written about a specific dream for so long. And my therapist has counselled me to not read into them too much. However last nights was such a direct reflection of some of my worrying I thought I would share. That and whilst I have been seeing him for months now…
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Trauma Therapy Session 16: Post day 5. Fiercely Independent. One belief I am not going to change.
Last session we talked through extending our sessions to allow for some further work. Chris graciously agreed to put in a request for some more, though I heard loud and clear there was a limit to the time we could work together. I know part me desperately wanted to hear him say he would stick…
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Survivors guilt. I survived and thrived, they barely stay alive.
Sometimes I feel guilty for the life I have. I feel awful for all the children who suffered in their childhood and never really made it out. Even the ones who survived often face a life of struggles, crafted by their beginning. So many of them get lost in a system designed to teach them…
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Three thoughts for Father’s Day for the ones without fathers or always wanting to be a dad.
Father’s Day is definitely a happy time for many recognising the love and showing gratitude for the wonderful dads who helped shape our journey. For some though it can be hard. Either a bitter reminder of the father they never had, the father they have lost or the heart breaking reality of the child they…
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Trauma Therapy Session 15: Post day 8.Five steps to processing emotions.
As part of my ongoing therapy we have been trying to explore and expose me to more negative emotions. Previously negative emotions were a set of feelings I forced aside, avoided, halted, or ignored. This process has been extremely uncomfortable though I recognise needed. I am still not great at it and last week I…
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Trauma Therapy Session 15: Post day 6. Five ways to support your partner while you get treatment.
Sharing a journey through treatment to demystify the process for anyone nervous about starting therapy. Reflecting on the conversations to find the lessons to move forward. I took some time to speak with Stephen this week I wanted to understand his perspective on this journey. I often wonder how it impacts him. I know I…
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Poetry to Ignite: Hold on
Hold on, for just one more day.I promise there is a tomorrow which holds your dreams and it is closer than you will ever know. Hold on, for just one more hour.Those feelings which drown you will always fade away, this too shall pass. Hold on, for just one more minute.Those thoughts can’t last forever,…
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Poetry to ignite the soul: Definition.
How do you define you? By your actions?By your thoughts?By your feelings? If you act against your wants or needs, you refuse to feel what you don’t want to feel.If you deny your thoughts and cast them aside. What is it that makes you then? Are you defined by your past, but what if you…
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