Trauma Archives - Healing HERstory https://healingherstory.com/category/trauma/ for Women Who Dare to Heal Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:43:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://i0.wp.com/healingherstory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Healing-Herstory-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Trauma Archives - Healing HERstory https://healingherstory.com/category/trauma/ 32 32 179438865 6 Ways to Begin to Break Trauma Bonds https://healingherstory.com/trauma/6-ways-to-begin-to-break-trauma-bonds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-ways-to-begin-to-break-trauma-bonds Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:52:51 +0000 https://healingherstory.com/?p=48066   Most of us who are, or have been, trauma bonded in a relationship (and this doesn’t have to be a romantic relationship) suffered abuse in childhood. Safety in our childhood, meant finding a way to live with the abusive situation. There were few options open to us as children. Therapy helps us to challenge […]

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]]> 48066 Thoughts and Prayers are Not Enough https://healingherstory.com/trauma/thoughts-and-prayers-are-not-enough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thoughts-and-prayers-are-not-enough Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:15:30 +0000 https://healingherstory.com/?p=48023 This is not okay! Another generation of children that will grow up with trauma. Coming out of the pandemic, I cannot imagine the collective and individual toll this is taking. More than ever, let’s practice kindness and be extra gently with people. “Thoughts and prayers” are the standard, response, and by all means send thoughts […]

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]]> 48023 Forgiveness is NOT Your Responsibility https://healingherstory.com/trauma/forgiveness-is-not-your-responsibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forgiveness-is-not-your-responsibility Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:23:20 +0000 https://healingherstory.com/?p=47338 I’ve thought about forgiveness a lot over the years. I was raised Catholic, and the confessional was a big part of my life, especially around the age of twelve, when weekly trips to the darkened cubicle at the back of the church formed a part of my regular routine. This ritual also wove it’s way […]

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