Bullet journals, or “bujos” are shorthand versions of your traditional diary. They’re designed for on-the-go lifestyles and for being able to open it up and see everything you need at a glance. An added bonus is, unlike your traditional diary, you can take it with you anywhere. Its shorthand style ensures that prying eyes won’t …
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This is my favorite tool: A 90 day bullet journal or “bujo” with my Reflections x 3 formula. It has maximized my personal growth, my creativity has flourished and I know myself in ways I never thought possible. I’m far more resilient now than I was back in February of 2020, when I started my …
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I introduced the concept behind my Reflections x 3 Formula. Now for part two. Let’s put it all together so that you will get a more solid idea of how it all comes together. Using my first bullet journal as a visual guide, you will see both how to practice your own reflections and how …
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From Hippocampus Explained: A Heal-Along with Primitive Man. An overview of how hippocampus memories affect us. Below may look familiar, as it was originally featured in Managing Our Executive Functioning Levels: A Mindfulness Tool. The gray circled areas show which of the three parts of the brain are being explored here. All terms can be …
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Think of the hippocampus as your brain’s hard drive. It’s your memory storage that needs daily disk-defragmenting and updates in order to experience new learning. The problem is that it still operates from primitive times, when surviving hinged on recalling bad experiences over the good. It’s for this reason we have Primitive Man as our …
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The Cluster B’s (Trauma Glossary 1) are now demanding we stop calling it borderline or narcissistic abuse (because it’s a “mental illness”) and instead, call it “just abuse”. If you think for one minute, honoring this latest campaign will end their internet abuse, think again. I come from the pre-language days of the ’90’s and …
Debunking Their “Just Abuse” Argument: Affirmations to the C-PTSD Community Read More »
If you’ve tried to tell your story about Cluster B (Trauma Glossary 1) abuse anywhere online lately, chances are, you’re familiar with the swarm of hatred and vitriol. You have likely been called an ableist (Trauma Glossary 1) for demonizing a “mental illness”. To the outside observer, they are “just trolls” and the best way …
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As if those who victim shame in your personal life aren’t enough, the world wide web has blown the doors wide open. The very thing that happened in childhood adversity is being played out on a grand scale. Once again, the abusers have assumed control. This time, it’s across social media. They flood the comments …
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Victim Shamers are those who have more sympathy for the abuser than the victim. They are the ones who have excuses for abusers and will make the victim feel responsible for the abuser’s behavior. It’s enough to make any survivor of Cluster B (Trauma Glossary 1) abuse feel just as attacked by their community as …
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Three visual aids in one spot this week! An overview of the 4F Trauma Types discussed in Healing Benefits of the 4F Trauma Responses. Directly below is an at a glance review of the types broken down by what they have in common but respond in opposite ways. Think of the proverbial “opposite sides of …
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