Memoir Archives - Heal Write Now for Trauma Survivors & Adults Abused as Children https://healwritenow.com Writing & Inspiration to Heal Trauma Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:16:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.5 Can Present Joy Trump Past Pain? “Hope-aholic” Free-Write https://healwritenow.com/can-present-joy-trump-past-pain-hope-aholic-free-write/ https://healwritenow.com/can-present-joy-trump-past-pain-hope-aholic-free-write/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2016 15:10:24 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=3678 I never regret it when I make time to write or do yoga. Never. So when my friend and mentor, Nancy Slonim Aronie, asked me to free-write – I did. I did so even though I was busy as hell and far too busy to write. I’m so grateful. So, I’m sharing how I do […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/can-present-joy-trump-past-pain-hope-aholic-free-write/feed/ 0 On the Morning of My Would-Be Wedding Anniversary https://healwritenow.com/on-the-morning-of-my-would-be-wedding-anniversary/ https://healwritenow.com/on-the-morning-of-my-would-be-wedding-anniversary/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2015 22:17:10 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=3263 We married ten years into our partnership and were together for nine more. I referred to him as my soul mate for most of my life. Today would be my 15th wedding anniversary. We don’t share a home, a family vision of the future or inside jokes. Today he’s the ex, my daughter’s father, a […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/on-the-morning-of-my-would-be-wedding-anniversary/feed/ 1 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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]]> https://healwritenow.com/mindful-ptsd/feed/ 11 Is Gratitude Being Used as a Gateway Drug to Selfishness? In Praise of Tillie Olsen https://healwritenow.com/is-gratitude-being-used-as-a-gateway-drug-to-selfishness-in-praise-of-tillie-olsen/ https://healwritenow.com/is-gratitude-being-used-as-a-gateway-drug-to-selfishness-in-praise-of-tillie-olsen/#respond Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:53:11 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=1815 I love gratitude, have a family gratitude journal on my dining room table which is as fun to write in as it is to review. When I’m weary or stressed, taking a moment to focus on appreciation helps me shift from burdened to bountiful. Plus, I get to read my daughter’s entries, where she writes […]

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]]> https://healwritenow.com/is-gratitude-being-used-as-a-gateway-drug-to-selfishness-in-praise-of-tillie-olsen/feed/ 0 Free-Writing Samples https://healwritenow.com/free-writing-samples/ https://healwritenow.com/free-writing-samples/#respond Sat, 17 May 2014 13:59:47 +0000 http://healwritenow.com/?p=1787 2 free-writes, as promised, from last post Where I’m from… Cluster f..ck. Greymere Road. I can’t even explain without photos and flow charts. St. E’s. Brighton. 1966. I’m from a long line of women who can hold up the world, roll it up like a towel, balled up tight and can carry it on their […]

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