Musings
Life is a journey that often presents us with unexpected challenges. When faced with trauma or adversity, it’s natural to feel the need to speak out, to share our experiences, and to create positive change. However, society sometimes exerts pressure on us...
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I remember hearing this story many years ago, though I cannot remember who told it or wrote it, so my apologies for the lack of attribution. It remains a very powerful and telling story for me and serves as a great reminder, that when things seem really tough,...
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If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say that looking after yourself and engaging in self-care is “selfish” I’d have been able to retire with an abundance of financial security years ago. I had spent too many years throughout the first 20 years of...
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I recently got to head back home to the country to the place where I grew up. It really is so true what they say, that you can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl ! As much as I love living where I’m living now and...
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For years I’ve worked with people who have experienced trauma. It never ceases to amaze me how often in the beginning they ‘downplay’ their trauma or minimise it as they don’t believe they ‘deserve‘ to be taking up my time as ‘it wasn’t that bad’. Or they don’t want...
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How often do you see people experience the exact same event, yet interpret it so differently and respond in completely different ways ? This is never more evident than in the case of trauma. People can experience the exact same event, see the exact same things, be at...
