Category: Wellness
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Is Silence Really a Strategic Move in Emotional Abuse?
The meaning and interpretations of silence can vary depending on the developmental phase. If you grew up in an unpredictable and chaotic household with emotionally unstable caregivers, you might register silence as a survival mechanism. Then, during the transition to early adulthood, people began to blame victims, blindly worshipping surface-level power, and associating silence with…
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Don’t Focus on the Manipulations; See Them as They Are
Many people don’t understand how trauma survivors feel about the manipulation. They thought we were resentful because we were played, sad, ashamed, or disappointed, but there is something else very important: justice. It lies in truth, and the truth surfaces when we stop focusing on their manipulations, but see them as they are. Indeed, abuse…
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Why Are Memories under Trauma Often Fragmented?
Trauma can shape not only what we remember, but also how we remember it. Unlike ordinary memories, which are usually stored as coherent narratives, traumatic memories often surface as fragmented, brief flashes of images, sounds, smells, or bodily sensations. Trauma Can Alter Brain Structure Sometimes, sudden flashes of fragmented memories can disrupt our ability to…
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Nothing Was Wrong with You in the First Place
If you grew up in a dysfunctional family, your adult life is probably about fixing the problems that were not created by you. At least in early adulthood. For many years, one of my core beliefs was “I was wrong.” And it felt so natural and correct that I didn’t even challenge it. No, it’s…
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What Do We Know about Herbal Medicine?
Did you know that the ancient Sumerians used poppy, henbane, and mandrake as remedies over 4,500 years ago? That might be among the earliest uses of herbal medicine in the document. The oldest written evidence of medicinal plant use is a clay tablet from Sumer, listing recipes for drugs from more than 250 plants, including some…
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