No one tells you you’re anywhere near the ride, even when it looms ahead, cloaked in invisibility; or is just around a corner, hidden behind the fresh spring leaves on a giant oak that blocks your view of everything, even the soft blue sky. You may not know you...
Saturday morning I was walking to Target. If I have to self-isolate, I need bubble bath! The streets were empty, like a summer Sunday morning when school is out and everyone in my neighborhood is away, or just after a big blizzard when I’m somehow one of the first to...
Trauma is universal. Any person, young or old, rich or poor, man or woman, any nationality, religion, and socio-economic status can experience trauma. According to PTSD Alliance, in the U.S. alone an estimated 70 percent of adults have experienced a traumatic event at...
You don’t just recover after trauma. Although the traumatic event may have been a one-time event or last for years, the recovery is a journey, with stages—stepping stones, small victories—along the way. Understanding that this is a process can keep you from being too...
What Really Is Compassion Compassion is defined as a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. When we consider it a bit more deeply, what it’s really describing is...
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...
