Whoever made this, it’s BRILLIANT.

Trump’s “Board of Peace.”

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

CPTSD gets smart people to truly believe that we don't have our sh*t together because our emotions, reactions, & decisions feel out of our control. You need to know that's not about your intelligence or competence. That's just how CPTSD works before we get a handle on recovery.

You don't struggle to love yourself because you're "not worthy" of love or "unloveable." You struggle w/ it because you've been conditioned to feel & believe negative things about yourself that aren't true-- but FEEL "true," because they're so familiar & ingrained.

Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?

CPTSD is going to try to trick us today into focusing on "urgent" things, instead of things we know to be actually IMPORTANT-- that is, aligned w/ our recovery (& life) goals & values. Don't fall for it.

Remember who you are, what your life is all about-- & stay on target today.

In learning to be kind to ourselves, trauma survivors may meet an unexpected hurdle – deep sadness, even anger.

It's a realization of the missing care & protection from our most vulnerable years. It's grief.

Just know: grief is a sign of self-compassion working. It's a sign of growth. ❤️‍🩹
#cptsd

It's real important, as we work to reduce our anxiety & make ourselves less vulnerable to anxiety, that we not shame or attack ourselves for being anxious. Anxiety happens. It's not a character flaw. It's a sign part of us is sensitive & wounded-- & needs compassion & patience.

Sustainable trauma recovery is going to have us thinking about what we really want & why we want it more than we ever have in our lives-- because for many of us it was never safe or realistic growing up to think of the future or take our own needs & desires seriously. IYKYK.

Trauma Brain will try to tell you today that since this life isn't what you expected or what you wanted, there's "no point" in trying to change or improve or save it.

What bullsh*t.

Breathe; blink; focus; & look for the next recovery supporting micro choice.

To avoid getting sucked into the racist vortex, it's probably better to just keep hating what they do rather than who they are.

You're not struggling w/ trauma recovery because you're "weak" or "lazy" or any of that bullsh*t. You're struggling w/ it because trauma sucks, recovery is counterintuitive & slow, & you're working against decades of old conditioning.

A little grace. Just manage today, today.

YouTube video by 22 Minutes Donald Trump is in Greenland... because he needs it! | This Hour Has 22 Minutes

youtu.be/651_MuV9gZA?...

"We'll take our stand for this land & the stranger in our midst..."

Powerful. Brutal. Inspirational. A loving tribute to Renée Good, Alex Pretti & the good people of Minneapolis.
Plus, it name-checks all the villains: the Puppy Killer🐶, Pee-Wee German🇩🇪, the Orange Atrocity🍊💩 & above all: ICE🧊🚫
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There is no "perfect" way to start or have some conversations-- & that's okay. Do it imperfectly. Just start the conversation. An imperfect conversation started is better than a "perfect" conversation that never happens.

Stumble though it. Pretend it's modern dance.

Forgive yourself for not expressing yourself perfectly. Forgive yourself for not knowing exactly what to say. Forgive yourself for having mixed feelings & sometimes conflicting needs.

Forgive yourself for being human. Turns out it's not a crime. (Who knew?)

You misspelled "BORED".

Epstein Files.

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.”

-Edward R. Murrow

No one ever bullied or shamed themselves into sustainable trauma or addiction recovery.

You won't be the first.

Switch gears with your self-talk.

Here's to everyone who is quietly, desperately managing feelings about something that happened years or decades ago-- & trying to hide how much it still affects you, because everyone expects you to be "over" it by now (or thinks you ARE over it).

I see you. No shame. Breathe.

How long will the Pedophile Party protect Child Raping Criminals?
Asking for every #Republican and #Democrat.
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

Somebody somewhere is having one of the worst days of their life-- & doesn't have the safety or support to honestly talk about it. If that's you, know that your lack of safety & support doesn't mean you or your pain don't matter.

Just breathe, & take this one minute at a time.

Many survivors have been heavily conditioned to talk to ourselves in harsh, accusatory language-- not because it's what we "deserve," but because it's what we saw modeled & what we experienced. "What's wrong w/ you?!" is very different from "What's happening for you right now?"

The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.

The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

It's unfortunate that he doesn't think it appropriate to spell out exactly what the cure is. I suppose the opposition would call it political point scoring and therefore somehow 'vulgar' at a sensitive time. But it would just be stating a demonstrable fact. More guns result in more bodies.

There are trauma survivors reading this-- & a trauma survivor writing this-- who have been suckered into tolerating disrespect because we understood & empathized w/ someone else's trauma.

Empathy is beautiful, a superpower. But so are boundaries & self-respect.