The road to recovering from abuse is long and hard. I am working on remembering that I deserve joy, rest, peace - as do you! Those things may look very different now compared to then, and that is ok. A deep breath, some toast, a tweet - moments of comfort add up to calm.

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RT @emmma_camp_: This attitude inevitably makes people isolated and lonely. The therapy-culture idea that you should cut off any relation….

RT @recovery_your: We need to stop normalizing childhood trauma as “character building.”.It’s not character building. It’s nervous system d….

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RT @DrDoyleSays: Relaxation is more than just a pleasant, nice idea. It's an essential tool in CPTSD recovery. The ability to relax into….

RT @DrDoyleSays: Do what you can, today. It won't be perfect. It may not be elegant or clever. You may not be sure it's the "right" thing.….

RT @DrDoyleSays: Realistic CPTSD recovery requires us to slow down & press pause. It's not optional. Yes, it can be frustrating. Yes, recov….

RT @DrDoyleSays: Trauma recovery is all about disrupting old patterns that have gotten conditioned in us over time-- & disruption is not co….

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RT @hieireen: you ever feel grief for the person you could’ve been if none of this ever happened to you?.

RT @DrDoyleSays: Unresolved trauma running in your family is not an inescapable sentence for you. The fact that you're reading this right….

RT @All_Is_Balanced: Your nervous system is listening. Every time you soften your shoulders, look up at the sky, or let out a long exhale…….

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RT @DrDoyleSays: For many complex trauma survivors, trees, bodies of water, & nature play a role in their recovery that is hard to explain-….

RT @onlystresstoday: it will pass. it will pass. it may be heavy, but it will pass.

RT @DrDoyleSays: CPTSD recovery mindset is: I see it; I see how I'm reacting; I meet this reaction-- even if it's frustrating-- w/ patienc….

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RT @DrDoyleSays: Recovery supporting decisions don't have to be complicated or dramatic. Anything that helps you feel more like yourself, &….

RT @onlystresstoday: you're not reading this by accident. everything is going to be okay. breathe and remember that you’ve been in this pla….

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