Invisible Illness
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Invisible Illness

Turning Complex Trauma into an Advantage

Discovering the merits in trauma recovery

It was decades ago, but I can clearly recall ranting in a 12-step meeting about the banality of having gratitude for the lessons received through suffering. It seemed so many folks in recovery put a positive spin on what for me was completely unbearable. I absolutely hated the pain I was in, but even more so I hated the…

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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW

Therapist, Coach & Author. Complex Trauma & Addiction. Dual citizen 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 World traveler, love art and nature. I appreciate the absurd. Sheritherapist.com