Tag: Trauma
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The Breaking the Cycle Trauma
“We repeat what we don’t repair” —Unknown As the mother of two young daughters I have worked hard to be the woman that they could always look up to. I wanted to be the mom that they would always be proud of. I have tried to be the person that they needed me to be.…
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The Grief/Guilt Trauma
“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.” Old Chinese proverb I am the oldest of three children. I am five years older than my sister and 10 years older than my brother. When my brother was only 9 months…
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The Grief Trauma
They say it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. If you would have told me that 11 years ago I probably would have rolled my eyes and walked away crying… because 11 years ago I lost the person who helped me learn to love again. I met…
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The Relationship Trauma
The Backstory: I was 19 and naive. He was 24 and knew more worldly things than I could have imagined. When we met I had no idea what a narcissist was. I was just happy he was giving me his attention. Things moved quickly between us. After 6 months of knowing each other we were…
