It may be a trite analogy, but healing is a bit like peeling an onion. You heal one wound and then you discover something else hiding underneath. We all have bruises. Or think of them as snapshots. You were going along in life, and a traumatic event happens. It doesn’t …
A lot of songwriters have pet “theme” to their writing. Jon Bon Jovi, for example, writes about struggles of common folks. He is a rich rock star, so is he not authentic when he sings about people living paycheck to paycheck? I believe he is. He may now be a …
We start our lives on the receiving end. When we were babies, we have nothing to contribute. All we do is to exist and be ourselves. But without us doing anything, someone was there to provide for our needs. If someone wasn’t, you won’t be here reading this. It didn’t …
So this is what recovery from a mental injury looks like. I feel lethargic. My body aches in weird places. I lay around. I get up to do little things, and then run out of steam and lay back down. I am sleepier and hungrier than usual. Healing takes extra …
This is a post I never wanted to make. But I feel compelled to, to bring out some good out of the situation. Recently I was subjected to a blatant sexual harassment online. As the result I am now processing / recovering from a trauma. I’ll spare you the details, …