Dear Friends, One of the long-term effects of being an ACA or growing up in a dysfunctional or unpredictable home is something called hypervigilance. It means you’re always on alert, constantly scanning your surroundings, paying close attention to people’s moods, tone of voice, facial expressions, even their silences. You might not even realize you’re doing it….
Month: April 2025
How to Reset Your Energy After Feeling Triggered
Dear Friends, If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed for no clear reason, this post is here to help you gently reset. A word, a memory, a moment. For me, as an ACA, sometimes it’s not even a memory that triggers me. It might come from seeing something real and heartbreaking, seeing cruelty, reading about suffering or…
Feeling Triggered? A Letter to Your Inner Child
A Gentle Note : This letter is for those tender moments when you’re feeling triggered, shaken, or unsure. Let it meet you where you are. Dear Friends, This week something happened that really triggered me.I had to speak up, say something hard, say something true, to my psychological nemesis: that older, authoritative male figure ……
Chiron: The Greatest Wound, The Deepest Gift
Dear Friends, The stars have been here for billions of years silent, steady, watching everything unfold: our joy, our heartbreak, our healing, our longing. There’s something comforting in that… to know we are seen by something vast and timeless. Something that will remain long after we are gone. Every few years, I return to my…