It is a soul sheering experience to consider how to go about grouping the polluting effects of male entitlement on my life, as a woman. Especially since there is zero gain for me to take a polarized stance on the …
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There is a relief that comes from no longer holding onto the tension and the weight of past hurts. You’ve heard me say it before: Get the old broccoli out of your internal refrigerator. You are NO ONE’S garbage can! …
Read more →Our Lives Our Stories is an international community project creating global resiliency through participatory story telling and tools sharing. You are invited to join a global movement of people sharing their stories of survival and the tools they’ve used to …
Read more →How do we choose who we want to be with? Especially, if it seems as though we keep getting caught in the same doomed relationship with different people. Who’s the common denominator? We are. Do you know what this means? …
Read more →A reader inquires as to how one goes about choosing the “right track” for therapy. How do you know which therapeutic methodology is right for you? Additionally: Is it important to confront traumatic memories in order to heal? Dear Amma-Lee, …
Read more →Upon viewing 12 Years a Slave I am reminded of my years of concerted avoidance and disassociation. I have been afraid to look truth in the eyes. I’ve been choosing side-glances of reality. I’ve needed a break; a privilege afforded …
Read more →A reader writes in sharing her experiences related to being medicated by mental health professionals rather than being given support to process her trauma. She goes on to share the dubious miracle intense periods of flashbacks can be. Dear Amma-Lee, …
Read more →Questions and emotions can inundate the mind when preparing to walk out of the door and brave what can feel like exposure and judgment. The energy drain of facing a new day starts before we even leave the house. It …
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