When Kindness Hurts Because It’s New
"Are you seriously still talking about it?” I came to view punishment and shame as logical, natural consequences of being different or displeasing. A great and collective effort was dedicated…
Reclaiming my life from psychological grooming and manipulation, understanding the tactics used to fracture me and their impact. Taking steps to navigate from decades of barely surviving to something not unlike thriving.
"Are you seriously still talking about it?” I came to view punishment and shame as logical, natural consequences of being different or displeasing. A great and collective effort was dedicated…
CPTSD often occurs as a result of being made to feel unsafe because of your identity. Feeling powerless to change who and how I was, made me fearful, anxious, aggressive,…
I created this blog to discover(through reflection an sharing) and reclaim all of parts of myself which had been erased-- or failed to develop as a result of learned distorted…
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