Trauma

Most families experience family secrets to a certain extent, and sometimes it can begin to weigh heavily on the youngest generation. We find ourselves asking how certain things happened, why they happened, and why we have to continue to keep things secret.

We are almost there, friends. According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America survey this month, nearly 70% of adults in the US say that the election is causing significant stress. For this week, we want to focus on self-care.

You may have heard the phrase “re-parenting ourselves”. But what does that really mean? Re-parenting ourselves typically takes place in early adulthood when we start to realize uncomfortable or nonsustaining feelings; inadequacy, difficulty getting into or staying in relationships, so on and so forth. Of course we don’t want to feel this way forever.

Although there are plenty of signs of emotional or mental abuse, they are not as outwardly apparent as physical abuse, and can be harder to see when you are in the midst of it.

The world is on fire. It’s uncomfortable and it’s difficult to watch, but here we are. Our trauma responses are enacted (more on that later), and we want to take action. We have compiled a generous list of resources, books, podcasts, and actionable ways to help.

So, you’ve undergone some hurt in your life. I wish I could say you are a rare case, but unfortunately, you are in the majority on that one. Let’s not linger on the hurt that happened; that is best delved into in therapy. We want to talk about moving forward from this.