Papap and the tiny baddie. Photo of my grandfather and I at my mother's second wedding in 1993.
I don’t get away
with not knowing—
that the little girl
in me—
still runs
for the woods,
to dig her fingers
into the earth
and scream,
and scream,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮.
(I learned
to be
a soft place
for her to rest
afterwards—
from my grandfather.)
#Poetry #Poem #BlueskyPoetry
#InnerChild #PartsWork 🧵
If your Wisest Self didn’t know this before, it knows it now.
#wisestself #partswork #IFS #therapistsofinstagram
Over the last week, I’ve stopped almost everything else to focus on soothing this part of me.
I’ve been frustrated and clueless about how — because I have no blueprint for caring for her. Only for abusing her.
So I’ve gotten experimental. 🧵
#PartsWork #cPTSD #InnerChild #NervousSystemHealing
A child burrowing deep into the cold, hard earth. Dirt pressed beneath jagged nails— Timid creature, held by a planet far away from all the humans. A child without words. Just screaming, just wailing, just curling deep inside herself and ripping off her skin. How could I ever get her out?
This is based on a visual of one of my fragmented parts I began noticing in middle school.
A significant portion of my energy goes into trying to make her believe she’s safe.
… Significant. 😅
She’s also why I empathize with Grendel so hard…
#ThoughtJournal #PartsWork #DID
#Poetry #Poem
Starting the weekend with my favourite walk. ☀️
I hope you have a relaxing weekend, whatever that looks like for you.
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork #mindfulness
Every kid deserves to be loved, cherished and allowed to flourish. If any of those things didn’t happen for you, that’s deeply unfair. I very much hope you can start getting some of those needs met now. ❤️
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork
Wishing you a calm and restful weekend ahead. 🙏🏼
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork #mindfulness #therapy #psychology #mentalhealth #IFS #danroberts #integrativetraumatherapy #healyourtrauma
If you are suffering right now for any reason, sending you love, metta and healing thoughts.❤️
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork #mindfulness #therapy #psychology #mentalhealth #IFS #danroberts
Let’s try New Year’s Revolutions, instead of resolutions. ❤️
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork #mindfulness #therapy #psychology #mentalhealth #IFS #danroberts #integratedtraumatherapy #healyourtrauma
Happy New Year! ❤️
This year, let’s try something different. Instead of resolutions that don’t stick, how about creating gradual revolutions that are, as the name suggests, genuinely life-changing.
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork #mindfulness
Hard AF
#cptsd
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#psychology
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#traumarecovery
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This
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From the bottom of my heart, I wish every one of you a restful, restorative, joyful holiday season. And for those of you feeling more dread than excitement about the holidays, sending love, warmth and metta from my heart to yours. 🎄❤️
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork
If you’re not celebrating Christmas this year, for whatever reason, I would like to send you some non-festive, every-day-of-the-year love and the warmest of thoughts, because I know this time of year can be very hard indeed. ❤️
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork
Late diagnosis of neurodivergence is helping me understand SO much about my past and even to find more compassion for my inner teenager (sober since 2001).
If you're out and about and struggling, might you be gentler with yourself?
#audhd
#adhd
#partswork
If you are feeling beat down right now, sending you love and strength, whatever you may be going through. ❤️
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork #mindfulness #therapy #psychology #mentalhealth #IFS #danroberts #integratedtraumatherapy #healyourtrauma
It can be painful.
#cptsd
#ptsd
#partswork
#partsworktherapy
#psychology
#healing
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#traumarecovery
#mentalhealth
👉 The holiday season brings up a lot of difficult feelings for me, as I’m sure it does for many of us. #mentalhealth #partswork #holidayblues
Yesssssss
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#ptsd
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#psychology
#healing
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Starting the weekend off with my favourite walk. ☀️
If you are struggling right now, for any reason, sending love and strength from my heart to yours.
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork #mindfulness #integratedtraumatherapy #healyourtrauma
Writing a self-help book is a great way to focus the mind and explore questions like:
✨ What do I believe about therapy?
✨ What has helped my clients the most?
✨ What seems like a good idea but doesn’t work well in practice?
#trauma #schematherapy #partswork #mindfulness #therapy #psychology
I think the part of me that likes to cut myself off from talking and threatens self-sabotage is a skunk. Because I just can't be mad visualizing a part of me doing an angry skunk dance because he's scared.
>:U DONT TRY ME I WILL FART.
#partswork
Anybody else?
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#ptsd
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#partsworktherapy
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I bet if you asked your friends to describe you they would say you’re kind, decent, thoughtful, considerate, hard-working, caring, or some other positive attribute.
You just need to see what others see when they look at you - which takes time, but is 100% doable, if you try.
#partswork #IFS
Yesterday on my #Substack, I vulnerably wrote about fire, stubbornness, wild geese, and a Hindu bird that knows how to drink the milk and leave the water. #hinduism #maryoliver #disability #burnout #partswork #prose #philosophy #poetry
drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/pulling-back
It REALLY doesn't.
#cptsd
#ptsd
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#partsworktherapy
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#healing
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I am estranged from my bio relatives.
#cptsd
#ptsd
#partswork
#partsworktherapy
#psychology
#healing
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#trauma
#traumarecovery
#mentalhealth
#cptsd
#ptsd
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There is light at the end of the tunnel, however long and dark it may be. 🌟
#trauma #schematherapy #traumahealing #traumatherapy #partswork #mindfulness #therapy #psychology #mentalhealth #IFS #danroberts #integratedtraumatherapy
