Feats of Strength 💙 Trauma Healing
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#trauma | #cPTSD #recovery ❤️🩹 Recovering from trauma is among the most heroic things we can do. We can heal.
Personal thoughts on mental health & strength training w/a touch of science 🏋🏾🏋🏻
🖋️ scribendo cogito "I think by writing" #lifewriting
Personal thoughts on mental health & strength training w/a touch of science 🏋🏾🏋🏻
🖋️ scribendo cogito "I think by writing" #lifewriting
Being "trauma-informed" means properly contextualizing our symptoms too.
I'd often recognize a problem (left column) and shame myself for being undisciplined or weak or having some personality defect. This worked...until it didn't, I'm still picking up the pieces. Be kind to yourself. ❤️🩹
I'd often recognize a problem (left column) and shame myself for being undisciplined or weak or having some personality defect. This worked...until it didn't, I'm still picking up the pieces. Be kind to yourself. ❤️🩹
September 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Being "trauma-informed" means properly contextualizing our symptoms too.
I'd often recognize a problem (left column) and shame myself for being undisciplined or weak or having some personality defect. This worked...until it didn't, I'm still picking up the pieces. Be kind to yourself. ❤️🩹
I'd often recognize a problem (left column) and shame myself for being undisciplined or weak or having some personality defect. This worked...until it didn't, I'm still picking up the pieces. Be kind to yourself. ❤️🩹
While the link between PTSD and suicide is well-established, its critical to point out new research suggests suicide and complex PTSD has an even greater positive association.
#cptsd #worldsuicidepreventionday #putCPTSDintheDSM
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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#cptsd #worldsuicidepreventionday #putCPTSDintheDSM
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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September 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
While the link between PTSD and suicide is well-established, its critical to point out new research suggests suicide and complex PTSD has an even greater positive association.
#cptsd #worldsuicidepreventionday #putCPTSDintheDSM
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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#cptsd #worldsuicidepreventionday #putCPTSDintheDSM
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Some work allowed me to be off the grid for a moment...and I stayed off for a while longer. It was a bit unexpected, but I felt it was appropriate for where I was in healing / grieving.
Definitely been missing the recovery conversations, however. Hope the summer has treated yall well.
Definitely been missing the recovery conversations, however. Hope the summer has treated yall well.
September 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Some work allowed me to be off the grid for a moment...and I stayed off for a while longer. It was a bit unexpected, but I felt it was appropriate for where I was in healing / grieving.
Definitely been missing the recovery conversations, however. Hope the summer has treated yall well.
Definitely been missing the recovery conversations, however. Hope the summer has treated yall well.
Acceptance, empathy, and support, unconditionally. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery #traumahelaing #mentalhealth
#cptsd #recovery #traumahelaing #mentalhealth
June 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Acceptance, empathy, and support, unconditionally. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery #traumahelaing #mentalhealth
#cptsd #recovery #traumahelaing #mentalhealth
When I shame myself into self-sabotage & avoidance, I fall back on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT. For me, ACT offers a clear path for dealing with shame, poor motivation, and cognitive distortions ("I'm a failure").
Few quotes from Russ Harris' "Embracing your Demons." 🧵
#cptsd #recovery
Few quotes from Russ Harris' "Embracing your Demons." 🧵
#cptsd #recovery
June 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I know shame and guilt are rough synonyms in common English, but at least some folks in the field of psychology try to distinguish them.
Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
June 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I know shame and guilt are rough synonyms in common English, but at least some folks in the field of psychology try to distinguish them.
Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
I can now see why I always took things "personally.” Whenever I felt a hint of embarrassment or twinge of guilt, I was flooded with shame.
Shame nosed its way into every mistake; I thought taking responsibility also meant acknowledging worthlessness. We are worthy of our own forgiveness.
#cptsd
Shame nosed its way into every mistake; I thought taking responsibility also meant acknowledging worthlessness. We are worthy of our own forgiveness.
#cptsd
June 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I can now see why I always took things "personally.” Whenever I felt a hint of embarrassment or twinge of guilt, I was flooded with shame.
Shame nosed its way into every mistake; I thought taking responsibility also meant acknowledging worthlessness. We are worthy of our own forgiveness.
#cptsd
Shame nosed its way into every mistake; I thought taking responsibility also meant acknowledging worthlessness. We are worthy of our own forgiveness.
#cptsd
Saying “hey, don’t worry” isn’t support, its emotional gaslighting. Telling us not to feel what we feel flatly denies reality. Do better.
Validation - just being an active, empathetic listener - is the essence of support & can help start us down to road to healing.
#cptsd #recovery #dobetter❤️🩹
Validation - just being an active, empathetic listener - is the essence of support & can help start us down to road to healing.
#cptsd #recovery #dobetter❤️🩹
June 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Saying “hey, don’t worry” isn’t support, its emotional gaslighting. Telling us not to feel what we feel flatly denies reality. Do better.
Validation - just being an active, empathetic listener - is the essence of support & can help start us down to road to healing.
#cptsd #recovery #dobetter❤️🩹
Validation - just being an active, empathetic listener - is the essence of support & can help start us down to road to healing.
#cptsd #recovery #dobetter❤️🩹
I'm drawn to writing about the invisible the effects of childhood trauma, for me they lasted decades. Healing definitely feels like an identity rug pull at times.
The best analogy for this invisibility may be inception. An idea buried so deeply we think its our own.
#cptsd #inception #lifewriting
The best analogy for this invisibility may be inception. An idea buried so deeply we think its our own.
#cptsd #inception #lifewriting
May 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I'm drawn to writing about the invisible the effects of childhood trauma, for me they lasted decades. Healing definitely feels like an identity rug pull at times.
The best analogy for this invisibility may be inception. An idea buried so deeply we think its our own.
#cptsd #inception #lifewriting
The best analogy for this invisibility may be inception. An idea buried so deeply we think its our own.
#cptsd #inception #lifewriting
Healing fatigue is real.
When fatigue hits hard, shame for not being fully healed hits harder. The antidote to shame is self-compassion, be kind to yourself always. Shaming ourselves doesn't speed up anything. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery #mentalhealth #traumahealing
When fatigue hits hard, shame for not being fully healed hits harder. The antidote to shame is self-compassion, be kind to yourself always. Shaming ourselves doesn't speed up anything. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery #mentalhealth #traumahealing
May 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Healing fatigue is real.
When fatigue hits hard, shame for not being fully healed hits harder. The antidote to shame is self-compassion, be kind to yourself always. Shaming ourselves doesn't speed up anything. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery #mentalhealth #traumahealing
When fatigue hits hard, shame for not being fully healed hits harder. The antidote to shame is self-compassion, be kind to yourself always. Shaming ourselves doesn't speed up anything. ❤️🩹
#cptsd #recovery #mentalhealth #traumahealing
Saying, “it could be worse,” isn't consoling or supportive, its invalidating & offensive; you might as well say what you mean: “I don't care how you feel." Do better.
Instead, convey sympathy & understanding, “this sounds incredibly difficult.” Be present. Offer support, not judgement.
#dobetter❤️🩹
Instead, convey sympathy & understanding, “this sounds incredibly difficult.” Be present. Offer support, not judgement.
#dobetter❤️🩹
May 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Saying, “it could be worse,” isn't consoling or supportive, its invalidating & offensive; you might as well say what you mean: “I don't care how you feel." Do better.
Instead, convey sympathy & understanding, “this sounds incredibly difficult.” Be present. Offer support, not judgement.
#dobetter❤️🩹
Instead, convey sympathy & understanding, “this sounds incredibly difficult.” Be present. Offer support, not judgement.
#dobetter❤️🩹
An emotional flashback will kick us down a shame spiral where everything seems to confirm we're sh*t.
Take a moment, name what's happening, "this is a flashback." Breathe. Use our tools: self-talk, writing, movement, visualization, whatever we got. We ain't abandoning ourselves. ❤️🩹 #cptsd #recovery
Take a moment, name what's happening, "this is a flashback." Breathe. Use our tools: self-talk, writing, movement, visualization, whatever we got. We ain't abandoning ourselves. ❤️🩹 #cptsd #recovery
May 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
An emotional flashback will kick us down a shame spiral where everything seems to confirm we're sh*t.
Take a moment, name what's happening, "this is a flashback." Breathe. Use our tools: self-talk, writing, movement, visualization, whatever we got. We ain't abandoning ourselves. ❤️🩹 #cptsd #recovery
Take a moment, name what's happening, "this is a flashback." Breathe. Use our tools: self-talk, writing, movement, visualization, whatever we got. We ain't abandoning ourselves. ❤️🩹 #cptsd #recovery
A female hummingbird gathering fluff in the wind. 😀
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May 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A female hummingbird gathering fluff in the wind. 😀
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This hummingbird has a streak of bright yellow pollen on his head! Looking like a birdie bad ass 😆
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April 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This hummingbird has a streak of bright yellow pollen on his head! Looking like a birdie bad ass 😆
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A female Anna's hummingbird snagging nesting materials and zipping off with a beak-full of fluff. 😄
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April 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A female Anna's hummingbird snagging nesting materials and zipping off with a beak-full of fluff. 😄
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The two hummingbird states: cute as hell & fierce as fudge.
Protecting his feeder, this Rufuos hummingbird flares his iridescent gorget feathers forming a flat "mirror" to flash & scare away an incoming nectar thief.
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Protecting his feeder, this Rufuos hummingbird flares his iridescent gorget feathers forming a flat "mirror" to flash & scare away an incoming nectar thief.
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March 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The two hummingbird states: cute as hell & fierce as fudge.
Protecting his feeder, this Rufuos hummingbird flares his iridescent gorget feathers forming a flat "mirror" to flash & scare away an incoming nectar thief.
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Protecting his feeder, this Rufuos hummingbird flares his iridescent gorget feathers forming a flat "mirror" to flash & scare away an incoming nectar thief.
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Trying to blend in with the local hipsters, this hummingbird dons a mustache disguise. 🥸😆
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March 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trying to blend in with the local hipsters, this hummingbird dons a mustache disguise. 🥸😆
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Self-compassion has been my secret to trauma recovery...and lifting heavy weight. Let me explain.
Never in the gym did I ever say to myself, "I failed this lift because I'm a piece of sh*t."
I always looked to improper training, poor sleep, poor nutrition. I was open, I was always curious. 🧵
Never in the gym did I ever say to myself, "I failed this lift because I'm a piece of sh*t."
I always looked to improper training, poor sleep, poor nutrition. I was open, I was always curious. 🧵
March 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Self-compassion has been my secret to trauma recovery...and lifting heavy weight. Let me explain.
Never in the gym did I ever say to myself, "I failed this lift because I'm a piece of sh*t."
I always looked to improper training, poor sleep, poor nutrition. I was open, I was always curious. 🧵
Never in the gym did I ever say to myself, "I failed this lift because I'm a piece of sh*t."
I always looked to improper training, poor sleep, poor nutrition. I was open, I was always curious. 🧵
The hummingbird migration is in full swing! A male Anna's Hummingbird taking a break from fueling up at our feeder to give us a smile.
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March 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The hummingbird migration is in full swing! A male Anna's Hummingbird taking a break from fueling up at our feeder to give us a smile.
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A juvenile hummingbird (Anna's are common around here) giving me the stare down. This fella perched a while and drank his fill before moving on.
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March 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A juvenile hummingbird (Anna's are common around here) giving me the stare down. This fella perched a while and drank his fill before moving on.
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Looking sharp! ❤️
March 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Looking sharp! ❤️
Anna's hummingbird making himself look good for the camera.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Anna's hummingbird making himself look good for the camera.
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Allen's hummingbird giving me the Bronx cheer, AKA the rizz!
(Yes, the hummingbird tongue does wrap around it's brain.)
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(Yes, the hummingbird tongue does wrap around it's brain.)
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February 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Allen's hummingbird giving me the Bronx cheer, AKA the rizz!
(Yes, the hummingbird tongue does wrap around it's brain.)
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(Yes, the hummingbird tongue does wrap around it's brain.)
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@natepost.bsky.social regularly discusses the inadequacy of this popular saying.
February 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
@natepost.bsky.social regularly discusses the inadequacy of this popular saying.
An Allen's hummingbird taking a deep morning stretch!
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January 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
An Allen's hummingbird taking a deep morning stretch!
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