Caring Matters
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”Asked philosopher George Berkeley We trauma survivors ask: Did it really fall? Was it real? Did [Read More]
Our fear of being lost is primal; it is intrinsically encoded in the human brain, just as our response to snakes. Though getting lost can be frightening, it can be beneficial for our mental health. [Read More]
Only recently did I realize how beneficial coconuts are to my health and healing. I’m lucky to now live in a place where coconuts are plentiful and freely available. Whenever I take a walk, I [Read More]
Almost all, childhood trauma survivors have a poor/ unhealthy self-concept. We believe we aren’t good enough or worthy of receiving the good things in life. My interest in self-concept was ignited when I chanced upon [Read More]
Toxic parents should elicit moral disgust. It’s disgusting when those who bring a child into this world, abuse, neglect, and maltreat their helpless dependent little ones. However, as the noted author Pia Melody has pointed [Read More]
King Charles’ cancer diagnosis did come as a shocker for many. Despite our medical advances, cancer is often fatal in the long run. Thus, the news of someone having cancer brings on a sense of [Read More]
I feel I am inching toward the state of self-actualization. Gone are the days when I woke up being sucked by rumination of the past. Instead, my thoughts are focused on the desire to become [Read More]
Expectations can keep us stuck. Hoping for some outcome, despite clear indications – that’s not what will happen can lead to frustration and resentment. I have been trying to free myself from my misplaced expectations [Read More]
There is no doubt that we live in a muscle culture. We are obsessed with muscle and spend a great deal of our lives building and developing muscle. In fact, from gyms to supplement companies, [Read More]
Relentless regret is often felt by survivors of childhood trauma. Particularly after we have managed to distance ourselves from the source of our pain, we get into get stuck in rumination loops of – if [Read More]