Childhood sexual abuse & PTSD
Therapy became a huge part of my life and this kicked off at the time I moved home to Taranaki 7 years ago. I met
April 30, 2022
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Therapy became a huge part of my life and this kicked off at the time I moved home to Taranaki 7 years ago. I met
I’ve been pondering this for a while now, quite a few months actually. Like many others, I read The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne, and approximately
Heard of Misophonia before? Me either. I’ve been noticing a lot lately (though it’s not new) that I’m feeling sensory overload to some noises. I
For years I have yo-yo’d on and off alcohol. It gave me what I thought was social lubrication; I had some fun experiences while using
I’ve been asked a few times about my experience with the anti-depressant Fluoxetine so I figured I might write a blog starting from the beginning
This blog, inside my mind, is a guest post written by a friend who shared her deep inner thoughts with me, and you, and who
Mental health can be hard enough to grapple with on a regular day. Chuck in a global Covid-19 pandemic, a second lockdown and general uncertainty
I have arrived somewhere back in the anxiety hole. I am not sure how long I have been here, really, but I think maybe it’s
I was recently introduced to a therapeutic technique called IFS (Internal Family System), developed by Dr Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D., in the early 1990s. The
When I think about trauma and the different types of trauma we face; sexual abuse, the sudden death of a loved one, suicide, domestic violence,
What does a highway have to do with mental health? To me, it signifies growth. Read on, and you will understand why. I often learn
I grew up around a lot of strong women. I grew up thinking that men were out to do bad things and women were the
