'Trauma is not what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you'. Gabor Maté Life can be hard, but I now know for certain that the hardest thing is to go through life holding onto all your traumas. Trauma can literally feel like your soul has been [...]
For as long as I can remember, I knew that I was adopted. The adoption happened when I was six months old and I was fortunate to be raised by a family who gave me opportunities for a good life. I enjoyed school but struggled academically. Becoming the class joker helped me hide my lack [...]
I was achingly shy as a child and spoke in a tiny whisper. As a teen I was still wracked with shyness and low self-esteem, manifesting in social anxiety, disordered eating and a vicious inner critic. I was torn between a rebellious and creative spirit and intense ‘good girl’ conditioning, an introverted nature and a [...]
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