by Manya Chylinski | Feb 25, 2020 | Storytelling, Trauma
Trauma stories are told in as many ways as there are traumatic experiences. Even within the same traumatic event, among people who were standing right next to each other, survivors have completely different stories to tell. Just as we are each multi-faceted, so are...
by Manya Chylinski | Feb 24, 2020 | Resiliency, Storytelling, Trauma
The decision to tell your trauma story is a huge one. If you are here now, you’ve already taken the long and arduous journey to get here, and overcome at least some of your fears or shame to choose sharing. Once you’ve reached this point, you may think: What’s...
by Manya Chylinski | Feb 13, 2020 | Compassion, Storytelling, Trauma
Survivors of trauma go through life with a story of how they experienced–and conquered–trauma. Every story is different, and even in the same event, each survivor has a different experience. They all shape a new life afterward (because one cannot return to...
by Manya Chylinski | Feb 7, 2020 | Storytelling, Trauma
When thinking about telling your story (of trauma, but really anything and everything) the first step is figuring out what your story is and what part of it you want to tell. Storytelling is a key part of the human experience. We are meaning-making creatures and we...
