What's Behind Bullying - A Trauma Perspective The Anti-Bullying movement is a well known topic these days. We hear about it almost daily through articles, the news, a tragic event, schools push this 'anti' movement as well as workplace. And it's great, it's certainly worthwhile to try and promote ... Read More
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Trauma Lens
Trauma Lens Before trauma, I wished for nothing but school, my next play date, the next moment I could buy lollies down at the local milk bar with a coin I'd sneak out of my father's bedroom. I'd predictably meet my mum at the door when I arrived home from school. I'd look to my mum for a ... Read More
Trauma Recovery – A Work in Progress
Trauma Recovery - A Work in Progress Most people who know me, but don't know me enough to 'know' me and my background, wouldn't know that for the past 15+ years I have been a work in progress. I have purposely and with full awareness worked on the parts of me I didn't like, which I knew were a ... Read More
You Can Heal Without an Apology
Heal Without an Apology You can move on and heal whether you receive an apology or not. If you hold out and wait, you're only holding yourself back. You're limiting your life waiting on validation that might never come. Do you really deserve that? What will it actually mean to you and how will this ... Read More
How to Feel Worthy? Begin As If You're Already There.
I think one of the hardest things about experiencing trauma throughout your childhood years, is unlearning the old patterns and unhealthy patterns that once nurtured and protected you and re-learning new healthier patterns. From experience I know it's possible. It's certainly not easy in any way, ... Read More
Behind the Layers of Childhood Trauma
Childhood trauma stops us from blossoming and developing naturally into who we are. As a consequence of abuse, neglect and violence, children go into survival mode and forget and lose touch with who they really are. A child who experiences trauma, views the world and themselves very differently. ... Read More
