ACE Archives - Heal Write Now for Trauma Survivors & Adults Abused as Children https://healwritenow.com Writing & Inspiration to Heal Trauma Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:19:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.5 Clinical Trial Possibility / Medical Update & Free-Writing https://healwritenow.com/clinical-trial-possibility-medical-update-free-writing/ https://healwritenow.com/clinical-trial-possibility-medical-update-free-writing/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:12:55 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=5381 A week ago today I was supposed to start my third round of treatment for my second #ovariancancer recurrence. It was going to be a chemo infusion or pill and Avastin. But, a few days before my appointment I got a call from my oncologist, Dr. P, who told me there is an opening in […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/seeing-the-bloom/feed/ 2 Robin Cogan, Claudia Gold, Rebecca Lewis Pankratz & Ed Tronick / ACEs Connection https://healwritenow.com/robin-cogan-claudia-gold-rebecca-lewis-pankratz-ed-tronick-aces-connection/ https://healwritenow.com/robin-cogan-claudia-gold-rebecca-lewis-pankratz-ed-tronick-aces-connection/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2020 23:54:49 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=5069 I’m excited to share three recent Zoom discussions I hosted as part of my work at ACEs Connection. Public speaking is hard for me and so do it live, with a crowd, and knowing it will be posted was a stretch. But I’m so grateful to have a job where I can try new and […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/guided-imagery-gift/feed/ 0 Permission to be human in a pandemic, please https://healwritenow.com/permission-to-be-human-in-a-pandemic-please/ https://healwritenow.com/permission-to-be-human-in-a-pandemic-please/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:41:03 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=5046 I have a single mom friend who is caring for a baby, a 16-year old, and working full-time. Her name is Heidi. This is the same friend, with an ACE score of 10, written about here a few years ago. This is what she posted on Facebook (and gave me permission to share) the day after Governor […]

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