Resources and Support for Healing
I want to share this great article from Feministing.com called “Hurry Up and Heal”: Pain, Productivity and the Inadequacy of ‘Victim vs. Survivor’ by Dana Bolger. I think many of us can relate to this! “Hurry Up and Heal”: Pain, Productivity and the Inadequacy of ‘Victim vs. Survivor’ Afterward, my friend said to me, “Stop …
Looking for a good psychotherapist can feel like a big hassle. The impulse to just go with the first person you meet and avoid having to look any further can be strong, but unless you find someone right off the bat who feels like the perfect fit, it’s best to do some shopping. For a …
I read an interesting article today on SF Gate. A study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs looked at biological stress indicators of police academy recruits before and after traumatic events and discovered a connection between waking cortisol levels and more stressful reactions to trauma: The study …
So I just heard from Dr. T . . . Yes. Really. (If you haven’t read my post from earlier this week called “The Sighting,” now would be a good time to catch up.) I guess he did see me at Whole Foods, because in today’s mail there was a note from him. I saw the …
Saw this wonderful quote from Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings (two books I adore), and thought I’d share: Wounding and healing are not opposites. They’re part of the same thing. It is our wounds that enable us to be compassionate with the wounds of others. It is …
Hi everyone, I’d love to get your answers and thoughts on the following questions regarding your recovery and post-abuse experience. Some of the questions require a bit of self-reflection, so feel free to sit with them a while before answering. You can also download a Word version of this survey by clicking here and email …