Acceptance is hard. Part of why it is hard is because it requires understanding. Understanding is connected to reality. A major part of...

There was a mentality I had early on in my therapy that did not serve me well. I thought that if I could just heal, I'd be able to have a...

Part of not owning your own life is not owning your own narrative. My mom took my narrative away from me by slandering my name and...

The first time I became conscious of grief was when my dad passed away. That was a major loss for me. I remember feeling just miserable,...

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) is an interesting phenomenon. In a nutshell, when bad things happen to you, your body...

People usually say, "You get what you give." I believe it's the opposite. What is trauma? It is the damage we've received from others...

I was victimized. Without going into self-pity, I'll just share what my therapist told me. Your experience does not define you.

I am comfortable saying unconditional love was the single most important concept to my healing journey. Accepting that as what I needed...

As I started to uncover all the holes that existed in my life, I have to admit I started to feel quite hopeless. I wasn't loved growing...

One of the bigger issues I had in coming to terms with my mom was why she did what she did. What made her different from me? Why did I...

The only homework I ever received from my therapist (it was more of a recommendation) was to read one of two books - Trapped in the...

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!! WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?!!! GET AWAY FROM ME! LEAVE.ME.ALOOOOOONE!!!!...

Therapy is work. It is work you do with the help of somebody else. I remember driving to work one day being very aware of this. How...

Reality is a very hard problem if you think about it. What is real? Am I real? Is this a simulation? How do I know? Can I know? It gets...

Throughout all this time, I was paranoid. I constantly worried that I was crazy, that I had an unhealthy mind. I brought it up with my...

It's not easy to explain how something like estrangement starts. The best I can come up with is it started by me being fed up. I was fed...

Before I entered therapy, I read Descartes' Error. I was introduced to the book by its author, Antonio Damasio, who's talk I attended at...

I honestly don't remember many details about my early sessions. I just have images of walking up to the building, finding the floor,...

Particularly after having a large panic attack, something I hadn't ever experienced before, I realized I definitely needed help. And I...

It's hard to explain how certain things begin. For me, it was just a feeling. Something is not right. I don't like this. I'm in a bad...