Love Notes to Your Nervous System Archives - Heal Write Now for Trauma Survivors & Adults Abused as Children https://healwritenow.com Writing & Inspiration to Heal Trauma Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:51:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.5 Waking Up https://healwritenow.com/waking-up/ https://healwritenow.com/waking-up/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:51:42 +0000 https://healwritenow.com/?p=4906 Another free-write. Each morning I wake up and make my coffee. Then, I go sit for a moment. I can’t really meditate so I don’t ask that of myself anymore. I just sit. Still. For a bit. Sometimes I put moisturizer on my hands, massage them and smell the vanilla. Sometimes I clang a bell […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/waking-up/feed/ 3 Dose of Hope: Brene Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert & Soul Food Magic https://healwritenow.com/dose-of-hope-brene-brown-elizabeth-gilbert-soul-food-magic/ https://healwritenow.com/dose-of-hope-brene-brown-elizabeth-gilbert-soul-food-magic/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2015 16:29:40 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=3392 Did you know Elizabeth Gilbert has a FREE podcast called Magic Lessons? I didn’t either. Not before this morning. I know now thanks to Laura Davis. YOU MUST KNOW TOO!!! They had a brilliant, bountiful and necessary conversation about creativity. It’s INCREDIBLE, DIVINE and INSPIRED! Excuse the language but it’s holy-fucking-shit and call your best friend good. […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/make-yoga-class-trauma-sensitive/feed/ 2 Mindful PTSD https://healwritenow.com/mindful-ptsd/ https://healwritenow.com/mindful-ptsd/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:42:57 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=1964 “If I was dissociating, I wouldn’t feel so anxious,” she said. “Or you might – but you just wouldn’t know it,” I replied. We laughed the PTSD laugh. “I’m not sure I’ve ever said that out loud,” she said. “But I know exactly what you mean,” I said. I can’t tell you how wonderful it […]

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