Trauma
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Ah yes, you say not another end of the year review blogs, segments or pieces. I’ve wondered for a while what I might write that’s appropriate for the ‘end of 2022’ as a review piece. I think I’ve read over 30 books this year, nearly all with some kind of self-help / journey / learning…
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Im reading the book ‘What Happened to You?’ Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing, by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey, at the moment, its a powerful conversation between them that includes stories of humanity, and the effects of trauma. Worth a read, and ill put a link to it in the resources page above. But…
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I have shared before about growing up feeling incredibly alone. In that piece I referred to the fact that the Toxicity of my mother meant that family members were kept at a distance, physical or emotional wedges were dug in place that meant that they stayed away or I was kept away from them. A…
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I made the choice to stay in bed the extra two hours this morning Then when I woke up I chose to have a shower I chose coffee over tea then cereal over toast, id have loved blueberries on it, but didnt have any (I couldn’t make that choice) I chose to sit on the…
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No thanks I’d rather pretend the shit didn’t exist thank you very much I’d rather add a whole layer of other stuff on top of it I’d rather pretend that the shit was actually roses without any thorns I’d rather do avoid the shit, and run and hide away I’d rather distract from the shit…
James Ballantyne 