What secondary traumatic stress actually is
The name for what happens to the ones who stay.
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Aid Kit
For right now. Name what you are feeling, or type one word and let it find the closest thing, then follow a short practice.
◐Overwhelmed◑Anxious○Numb▲Angry◡Sad◌Exhausted◦Disconnected◇Guilty≈Restless□OK◈Joyful◍I don't know what I'm feeling
Open the Aid Kit →Yoga & Meditation
These are short, guided, meditative practices, with long periods of stillness and a focus on breath.
Find what fits you.
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A series of honest conversations. Every guest. Thirteen questions.
Elena Brower
Her book is called Hold Nothing. How do you hold nothing when you’re the one holding it all?
Listen →Glenn Cohen
He debriefed 168 returning hostages. What did he learn about what a person needs most after surviving the unbearable?
Listen →Dr. Wesley Calvin
What it means to only ever meet people at the hardest moment of their lives.
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Plain writing on what is happening inside you and around you.
Ambiguous loss, and why it doesn't have a funeral
Grieving someone who is still in the room.
Read →The Interactive Nervous System
No jargon. Just what is happening inside your body.
Read →Where you end and they begin
On identity, care, and the quiet erosion of self.
Read →The myth of the strong one
Being 'the strong one' is a job title, not a personality.
Read →How to rest without guilt
A short piece on the argument you keep having with yourself.
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