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Why I’m Starting a Writing Practice to Heal from Grief and Trauma (Poetry: “What I Want My Words to Do”)

The Art of Healing Trauma

My own working definition of writing practice is the following (it may change slightly as I read the book and keep practicing): Writing regularly as a daily routine, 10 minutes or more a day. For this article, I’m going to post the results of following this writing prompt for 5 days.

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How Your Complex PTSD Freeze Response Screws You and Protects You at The Same Time

Roland Bal - Resolving Trauma and PTSD

The Complex PTSD Freeze Response You dissociate to protect the still functional parts of yourself. When you disconnect, your energy becomes more present in the upper body and more disconnected from the lower body. It is usually the diaphragm that keeps a lid on the unresolved emotions that remain in the belly area.