Tag: Mental Health

  • Thaw my Heart

    In the cold air that bites my skin, I’m reminded of the way the seasons match my heart – cold and lifeless now. I wait for the warmth of spring to thaw what loss has hardened. -EM

  • Self-Compassion is a Key to Healing After Trauma

    Self-Compassion is a Key to Healing After Trauma

    There’s a social media account called “We the Urban.” Their posts are often quite motivating and encouraging. But it’s not in that toxic positivity kind of way, social media can be at times. Sometimes their posts are thought provoking and challenging and make you a little uncomfortable. It’s the uncomfortable…

  • The Gift of Going First: On PTSD, Grief, & Healing

    The Gift of Going First: On PTSD, Grief, & Healing

    The gift of going first – On PTSD, Grief, & Healing I’ve experienced some physical violence in my life – or the threat thereof. One of these periods in my life was not too long ago. But what happened after that, was one long continuous case of more fight, flight,…