Hello Trauma Warriors! Last week I made two promises to you. In Wednesday’s article, when I talked about the value of recording positive feedback, I promised to fully share the best affirmation I had given myself. On Friday, when I showed you how my creativity developed out of vision boards, I left you with a …
Previously, in Jaena’s World: The Prequel to My History Comics Read More »
The real magic happens once you’re closing out your bullet journal (or “bujo” as it’s often touted) with your 90 day reflections. You’re re-experiencing all of your positive confirmations simply by the process of remembering them. Fresh patterns will emerge where you had never before connected the dots. This is why your “cycle down” month …
Reflections x 3 Bullet Journal: Your Cycle Down Month and Why it’s Important Read More »
I walked you through the five basic steps for setting up your bullet journal. Now I will introduce you to some tools that you may (or not) want to include for getting even more growth out of your 90 days. These have all worked for me and I will walk you through why with guided …
Reflections x 3 Bullet Journal: Suggested Tools to Get More Out of Your Growth Read More »
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 …
Reflections x 3 Bullet Journal: Proven Formula for Busting Barriers Read More »
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 …
Hippocampus: How Memories Affect Us in 4 Visual Aids Read More »
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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