Category: Living with Trauma
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Returning to the Chair: Learning to Sit with What Hurts
After a year away from therapy, I didn’t expect to find myself back in the chair so soon. But stress, fear, and old wounds have a way of resurfacing when you least expect them. This post is a reflection on returning to therapy, facing buried memories, and learning—slowly—to sit with anger, fear, and grief. It’s…
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The Four Mindsets of Healing: What I Learned from Chronic Illness and PTSD
For years, I believed I had left my childhood trauma behind—until my body told a different story. Living with PTSD, chronic pain, and the emotional weight of disability, I found myself stuck in a resigned mindset. But rediscovering the four mindsets described by Dave Rees and Dr Field reminded me that I have choices. This…
Rowan Aderyn 