Category: Trauma Recovery

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Beyond Forgiveness: Healing From the Wound of Betrayal.

LaDonna Remy

Betrayal trauma often leaves survivors navigating not only the injury of harm, but the collapse of trust in relationships that once felt safe. This article explores the ways in which betrayal complicates the healing process, the protective defenses that often emerge in response to trauma, and the many pressures surrounding forgiveness.

Healing is not about meeting an external expectation, it is about reclaiming safety, agency, and the freedom to define one’s own path forward. Continue reading Beyond Forgiveness: Healing From the Wound of Betrayal.

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Collective Unease: Empathetic Distress and the Practice of Compassion.

LaDonna Remy

In times of collective unease, many nervous systems remain in a heightened state, absorbing fear, injustice, and uncertainty without adequate opportunity for repair. This reflection explores empathetic distress, the point at which care becomes overwhelming, and how regulation, boundaries, and compassion can help restore agency without minimizing the unequal realities of suffering. Continue reading Collective Unease: Empathetic Distress and the Practice of Compassion.

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Living in The Gas Light: Understanding it’s Utilization in Narcissistic Abuse.

LaDonna Remy

The term gaslight is both overused and misused in today’s society. It has become a buzzword utilized to describe ordinary disagreements when in fact it is part of serious mental health conditions and is highly synonymous with abusive behavior. It … Continue reading Living in The Gas Light: Understanding it’s Utilization in Narcissistic Abuse.

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Sleep and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

LaDonna Remy

“If I stay awake I won’t have nightmares”. “If I keep busy, I won’t think about the bad things that have happened to me”. “I can’t close my eyes, because If I do something bad will happen”. “If I stay awake, I will see if anything is about to happen to me”. These are just a few of the thoughts that may resonate with a person (adult or child) who has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and whose sense of safety in the world has been shaken. There are as many cognitive combinations as there are individuals. … Continue reading Sleep and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder