Unrealistic Expectations
For him to ask you how you're doing. To visit the home you've put your heart into. To ask to hang out. To ask about your life. Your...
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- Jan 2, 2023
- 2 min
There's a lot that no one knows about me.
Which is on purpose. I try very hard to be a kind person, but it's really a facade so I feel safe and protected at a distance. There's a...
- Jun 23, 2021
- 1 min
I was stronger
But the battles got bigger. I was 13. I stood up for myself. I fought my dad. I had boundaries. My own voice. Opinions. Courage. Moxie. I...
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
I am her
The night snow blew against my bay window as I wiped the paint off my yoga mat. I let my niece and nephew steal rocks from the parking...
- Nov 7, 2020
- 2 min
My first experience with PTSD
We were alone in a hotel. I tried creating energy that I needed space and didn’t want intimacy and it wasn't working. He was oblivious...
- Apr 25, 2020
- 1 min
Am I normal?
I've decided to stop asking that question. I can't leave it to other people to determine if I'm healed. It's impossible for them to know....
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Mom, I'm not okay.
I laid on the basement floor. Tears and snot were running down my face. My mom tried to hug me. I pulled away. I couldn't hug her because...
- Mar 15, 2020
- 1 min
Am I doing enough?
My therapist looked at me. "Am I healing properly? Am I doing enough to heal?" "Hallie, you are doing more than all of my clients...
- Mar 15, 2020
- 1 min
I heal differently
It looks different for everyone. You can't expect someone to heal in the way that worked for you. You can't expect it to be convenient...
- Feb 27, 2020
- 1 min
Build Me Up Buttercup
I have a folder on my laptop with screenshots of things that make me happy. The contents remind me... I have genuine, deep friendships. I...
- Jan 27, 2020
- 1 min
Best Days Ever
I’m a very visual person. Sometimes I need a reminder of how great my life has been. Recently, I started a Google document, entitled...
- Jan 27, 2020
- 1 min
Why does trauma affect your short-term memory?
After I came home... I felt like I was in a dense fog I couldn't focus I'd forget I was doing laundry I'd forget food on the stove I...
- Jan 27, 2020
- 1 min
What helps you heal from trauma?
Having a cafe that allows you to keep a tab when you forget your wallet. Having friends that text you throughout the week to check-in,...
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