At The End of Your Rope
For therapeutic reasons, I digitally created the above image, describing the feeling of being at the end of my rope. Clinging to the tiny frays of rope coming off the…
EMDR Therapy and Your Brain
I have talked about EMDR therapy in several of my previous posts. Many of you may be wondering what exactly EMDR is and how it works in your brain. So…
Anger Isn’t a Bad Thing
Anger is both an emotion as well as a phase in the cycle of grief. It can be a tricky emotion to navigate and many people view it in a…
Grief For Foster Parents
This month is the anniversary of the time that I got to spend with my three foster daughters. If you are unaware of my foster parent journey, check out my…
Coping Mechanisms
Going through grief and trauma is difficult. Sometimes we go through things that make it challenging for our brain and bodies to keep on going. In order to keep pushing…
Trauma Responses & Understanding Them
A trauma response by definition is the repeated occurrence of a coping mechanism or behavior that helped you survive from trauma. The two that we think about most commonly are…
Dating After Divorce: When Are You Ready?
As we are coming up on Valentine's Day, I thought it was the perfect time to start diving into the topic of when to start dating again. This is something…
Creating a Culture of Kindness
In my last post: https://strengthinmystory.com/joyfulness-jar-challenge/ I discussed how finding joy in the little things can be beneficial on your healing journey. Another thing that can be beneficial to your mindset…
Joyfulness Jar Challenge
It has been a little bit since we have talked about gratitude, but it is one of my favorite things to think about. In my previous post https://strengthinmystory.com/gratitude-despite-trauma/ I discussed…
Learning to Let Go
A very challenging aspect of the grieving process and processing trauma is moving to a place of acceptance. A place of being able to let go of pieces of the…