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 20, 2020 | Mental health, Mindfulness, Trauma
When you hear the word trauma, you may think about one type—physical trauma. But there is another type of trauma which is not easily recognized by the naked eye—emotional trauma. The common misconception is that emotional trauma isn’t a physical injury, that diagnoses...
by Manya Chylinski | Feb 17, 2020 | Mental health, Trauma
We can all agree that a traumatic event, like an act of terrorism, domestic violence, or longstanding emotional abuse, can cause stress, anxiety, and other mental health issues. The media and the public acknowledge those who are killed or physically affected by...
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...
by Manya Chylinski | Jan 30, 2020 | Courage, Resiliency, Trauma
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela Do you know the true definition of it or understand how you find it? Courage is strength in the face of pain or grief. It is close, but not the same as bravery. Courage...
