by Tania Henderson | Aug 4, 2021 | Abuse, EMDR, PTSD, Trauma, Uncategorized
In 2018, comedian Adam Cayton-Holland published his first book, Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir, highlighting his experience dealing with the impacts of his sister’s suicide. Cayton-Holland described his books in these words, “If you’re expecting a...
by Tania Henderson | Jul 26, 2021 | Depression, Forgiveness, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
“It’s my fault.” Someone feels bad about what happened, most often involving someone they love. It is the mantra of guilt, the emotion that means a wrongdoing has occurred based on a social code. The code may be explicitly stated, such as...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 21, 2021 | Grief, Relationship, Uncategorized
I came across this poem and it struck a deep chord: To Love Someone Long-Term Is to Attend a Thousand Funerals of the People They Used to Be The people they’re too exhausted to be any longer.The people they don’t recognize inside themselves anymore.The people they...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 21, 2021 | Relationship, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
“Every time you’re given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else. Your job throughout your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself.”...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 4, 2021 | LGBTQAI
Be warned. The following writing may seem slightly disjunct because I get so excited this time of year and it is hard to contain. It is a magical time, being amidst a throng of people to celebrate sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender diversity. The liberty...