How does one get peace of mind? Is it even possible? How does one keep trying and fighting despite being exhausted? How does one make the pain go away? How does one overcome feelings of guilt, helplessness, suffocation, and shame about being left behind? How does one express the magnitude of her feelings of abuseContinue reading “I want to know…”
Category Archives: mental health
Empathy
What is empathy? Is it something that can be taught? As someone who considers herself as being able to sense energies and as being able to put herself in the other person’s shoes, I find that TIMING is so vital to being on the receiving end of someone opening up. Why is it that someContinue reading “Empathy”
To feel or not to feel….
“Because I understood that shame was used to control women, I decided that I would choose not to feel it. As long as I didn’t feel it, it couldn’t be wielded to control me.” Here is a story we know all to well http://www.thecut.com/amp/2020/02/emily-gould-gawker-shame.html
Isolation
Traumatized individuals’ nervous system often learn that interactions with others feel dangerous. Whether it is pain, hurt, rejection, betrayal, abuse ——- or anything else that the body/nervous system seems dangerous, any situations that include the possibility of feeling or experiencing one of these things again is perceived to be dangerous. Credits to @ms_elleanderson for puttingContinue reading “Isolation”
Teacher Burnout is REAL
NOT ALL teachers don’t have it easy, that’s for sure. Don’t get me wrong, we have a LOT of fun and LOVE our kids, YOUR kids. That being said, it also comes with stress (just like any other job) because we know the importance of education. So it extremely bothers me when I see aContinue reading “Teacher Burnout is REAL”
