Isurvivetrauma

UNDERSTANDING CONSENT. Day 9. (10/16). "So many of us didn't know we could give and withdraw consent. We weren't taught Our abusers knew of this power and kept it a secret from us We bore the burden on our backs. It weighed heavily on us until our posture changed. …

TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.L.I.G.H.T. Day 7. Pt. 2 (8/16). I'm usually between fawning and freezing. When I started this blog, part of me wanted to use writing to remember what happened to me as a child. You see, I barely remember my childhood and often it feels like my life…

End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics. Day 6. (7/16). It’s World AIDS Day! A day set aside to raise awareness on the AIDS pandemic and to remember the lives of those who we’ve lost to the deadly disease. The theme for this year is “END INEQUALITIES. END AIDS. END PANDEMICS”…

TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.L.I.G.H.T. Day 5. (6/16). Yesterday, I tried to wrap up an introductory post on freezing. This is an introduction because all the trauma responses are inexhaustible. Since humans are complex, every subject related to them is complex too. Let's talk about yet another trauma response called the…

TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.R.E.E.Z.I.N.G. Day 3. (4/16). TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.R.E.E.Z.I.N.G. Day 3. (4/16). For a few days now, I've been fixated on trauma responses as part of the campaign against gender-based violence for the United Nations Women #16daysofactivism. The reason is simple, I want to highlight the impact of…

Thinking of being vulnerable? Start here. I received a life-changing health diagnosis in January last year and I'll spare you the details in this episode. I'll simply go on to tell you how being vulnerable with the wrong person made me wise enough to share resourceful tips with you. …