Georgina K Smith, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist

Though the cloud of trauma and chaos very often shields our wise part, it is there, pulling us back up from all the setbacks and nudging us to take the next step. It is the part of us that pushes us to go to therapy, to look online and to seek out support. It is the part of us that reads poetry, makes a painting and sings a song to express our unspeakable pain. It is the part of us that loves the truth, seeks justice, and searches for insights. In our work towards integration, we must find and reinforce this part of us...

https://humanwindow.com/dr-gabor-mate-interview-childhood-/ Trauma is when there is a loss of feeling and there is a reduced flexibility in responding to the world. This is a response to a wound./ Trauma is a psychic wound that hardens you psychologically that then interferes with your ability to grow and develop. It pains you and now you’re acting out of pain./Trauma is not what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you. Trauma is that scarring that makes you less flexible, more rigid, less feeling and more defended.

To a survivor, telling them to think positive sounds cruel. I mean, that’s exactly the problem for anyone recovering from psychological and emotional abuse. Their thoughts were hijacked by someone else, and now they are fighting for their sanity to get their own thoughts back.

https://mashable.com/artic/community-care-versus-self-care/ People committed to leveraging their privilege to be there for one another in various ways..... It's about being committed to being there for people, it’s about being there for people without them having to take the initial first step. It's about adopting an ethos of compassion and very intentionally applying that..... Self-care alone can't solve systemic issues. For that, you need community care.