Trauma and Healing

Letting Light Back In After Darkness

Letting Light Back In After Darkness Emotional openness After darkness, light can feel overwhelming. Healing does not always feel comforting at first. Safety can feel unfamiliar. Calm can feel exposed. Letting light back in is a process. You do not open all the windows at once. You crack one open and notice how it feels.… Continue reading Letting Light Back In After Darkness

Guest Stories, Trauma, Trauma and Healing

Healing Through Anger

A note from Brandi:This guest post discusses childhood abuse, trauma, anger, fear, sadness, and forgiveness. It is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience and perspective of the writer. It is offered for awareness, encouragement, and education. It is not therapy, clinical advice, legal advice, or a substitute for professional care. Healing Through Anger… Continue reading Healing Through Anger

Guest Stories, Trauma, Trauma and Healing

How to Separate the Good Mom from the Bad Mom

A note from Brandi:This guest post discusses childhood abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, family pain, emotional wounds, and trauma connected to a mother-daughter relationship. It is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience and perspective of the writer. It is offered for awareness, encouragement, and education. It is not therapy, clinical advice, legal advice, crisis… Continue reading How to Separate the Good Mom from the Bad Mom

Guest Stories, Trauma, Trauma and Healing

A Letter to Myself

A note from Brandi:This guest post discusses childhood abuse, parentification, self-blame, eating and body distress, emotional exhaustion, trauma, and crisis-level hopelessness. It is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience and perspective of the writer. It is offered for awareness, encouragement, and education. It is not therapy, clinical advice, crisis care, medical advice, or… Continue reading A Letter to Myself

Guest Stories, Trauma, Trauma and Healing

Powerful Note to Self

A note from Brandi:This guest post discusses sexual abuse, trauma, self-blame, implicit memory, fear, and healing after betrayal by someone who should have been safe. It is shared with permission and reflects the personal experience and perspective of the writer. It is offered for awareness, encouragement, and education. It is not therapy, clinical advice, legal… Continue reading Powerful Note to Self