Heal How to Heal Emotional Trauma Stored In the Body (Plus, a Useful Suggestion that Strikes the Balance) Emotional trauma impedes the capacity to decern what is going on inside the body. This causes you to be out of touch with your needs. Trouble to take care of yourself, whether it involves eating the right amount at the right time, getting enough sleep, or lack of a nuanced response to frustration, not discerning […] Written by Joel Mwakasege February 20, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal How to Deal with Loss and Grief a Short Guide A story of how to deal with loss and grief starts with my grandmother as she tells me stories of a chicken she lived with throughout the Korean War. Amid the blood, guns, and hunger of the 1950s, a seven-year-old Moon Hua Ji found a way to smile through chicken whispering: the tongue she used […] Written by Hanmin Lee February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal 3 Subtle Signs of Emotional Trauma Disruptions On Our Mental health Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives. To people who have signs of emotional trauma disruptions, nothing makes sense; they are trapped in a life-or-death situation, a state of paralyzing fear or blind rage. Signs […] Written by Joel Mwakasege February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal The Importance of Social Support in Health and Wellness The importance of social support in health and wellness does not come from isolating oneself into a narrowly defined victim group. Extreme isolation only promotes a view of others as irrelevant at best and dangerous at worst, which eventually only leads to further alienation. Gangs, extremist political parties, and religious cults may provide solace. But […] Written by Joel Mwakasege January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal How to Recover from Emotional Trauma How to recover from emotional trauma is laborious and as long as the trauma is not resolved, the stress hormones that the body secretes to protect itself keep circulating, and the defensive movements and emotional responses keep getting replayed. The overwhelming experience is split off and fragmented, so that the emotions, sounds, images, thoughts, and […] Written by Joel Mwakasege January 21, 2021January 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal 5 Causes of Psychological Disorders Causes of psychological disorders remain ever elusive. But occasionally psychological problems occur; When our internal signals don’t work, When our maps don’t lead us where we need to go, When we are too paralyzed to move, When our actions do not correspond to our needs, When our relationships break down. If you feel safe and […] Written by Joel Mwakasege January 15, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal Mental Health Healing Process is More than What You Think It’s difficult. The work can take a lot of energy. If you could have solved these problems easily, I’m sure you would have done it already. And to make matters even trickier, problems with feelings often include a layer of guilt or shame. Unlike most other medical problems, when it comes to the mental health […] Written by Joel Mwakasege December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal How Long Does it Take to Recover from Postpartum Depression? There are a million reasons I had postpartum depression (PPD). In fact, there were so many reasons that I quickly became overwhelmed. I was afraid I wouldn’t have the strength to even try and fix it all, so instead, I resorted to withering away. How long does it take to recover from postpartum depression was […] Written by itoldthemoon December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal How to Defeat the Tyranny of Borderline Personality Disorder If there was a Yelp page for Borderline Personality Disorder, there would be some mixed reviews. While I’ve heard some people refer to those with Borderline Personality Disorder as “blooming flowers; gentle and sensitive, but worth opening up,” I’ve also heard others use words like, “unlovable,” “manipulative,” “destructive,” or “impulsive.” I can live with those […] Written by Melissa Maney September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal Finally . . . A Guide to Shut Down Your Inner Critic for Plain Folks But, Brene sparked a healing process I didn’t even know I needed. Apparently, my inner critic had its roots in, what therapists refer to as, adverse childhood events. Written by Monique September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal I Was Haunted by a Ghost For Close to 20 Years I saw a man walking up to my stairs – without moving his legs – kind of like it was floating. I honestly thought it was my boyfriend; he was the same height and size. So I followed him. However, when I got to the top, about to turn the corner, my boyfriend asked me what I was doing at 3 am? He was behind me. It wasn’t him who I was following. Written by Meghan Gause July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal How My Running Lowered My Resting Heart Rate By 14% Quarantine has been hard on my health. Not just the mental stress fueled by the uncertainty of catching that vicious virus floating in the air. But also the lack of opportunities to exercise my body. Written by clyS July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Former Skinhead’s Life After Hate My eyes darted over to Matt. He stood close by, at the kiosk next to mine. With eyes narrowed in concentration, he watched my boss Dan. Instead of greeting passing shoppers and trying to lure them in for a look at merchandise, Matt watched Dan with laser-like focus. “Don’t come over! Don’t come over!” I […] Written by Chris Shafer February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Say I Disagree In a Smart Way One of the most troubling aspects of this new hyper-digital era is our crumbling ability to communicate with people who disagree with us. There is the sense that we are shouting across a void at one another — in completely different languages. Our rebuttals are locked and loaded as we scan tweets, posts, and articles […] Written by Kenton Klassen February 9, 2021February 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Say I Disagree In a Smart Way One of the most troubling aspects of this new hyper-digital era is our crumbling ability to communicate with people who disagree with us. There is the sense that we are shouting across a void at one another — in completely different languages. Our rebuttals are locked and loaded as we scan tweets, posts, and articles […] Written by Kenton Klassen February 9, 2021February 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Steps to Recover From Anxiety and Depression I took several steps to recover from anxiety and depression. But the moment I realized the severity of it all, I was sixteen years old. One night I had stripped down to take a shower, and before stepping in, I saw a profile of my body; I had always been a thin kid, but horror and […] Written by Simon Hoffman January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
What Narcissistic Fathers Do to Their Daughters and 7 Insecurities It Cause It was December. Another year had gone by and to my mom’s dismay- I was still single! I’d been dating for a while but there was no sign of “The One”. I was in a good place- my career was going great, I looked my best and had a few guys who were interested in […] Written by Anna Taylor December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Gynecologist Used Violence Against Me During My First Birth How many times have you been subjected to violence? How many times couldn’t you complain and shut up? How many times your reaction was only crying? It has been 10 months since I gave birth to my first child. I couldn’t get over the suffering and pain of childbirth yet. I have a lot of […] Written by Hadir Ramadan November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
