In a recent piece, I wrote briefly about suicidal ideation. I almost removed it. I knew that once I used those words, people might stop hearing me. Instead of asking what had made my life feel unbearable, they might hear only a symptom or a...
I've written before about moral injury in caregiving — what happens when the institutions meant to help repeatedly fail, and caregivers end up responsible for needs no single person could reasonably meet. There's another connection between childhood trauma and moral injury that I think deserves...
The Moral Injury Beyond Caregiver Burnout Content note: This article discusses disability caregiving , institutional abandonment, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation. Please read with care. I work with caregivers in my therapy practice and I see how caregiving can collide with codependency, perfectionism, and unresolved trauma....
I’ve been cussing more lately. Maybe I have more to cuss about. Maybe I’m tired. Maybe it’s menopause and I’m just becoming a grumpy old woman. Whatever the reason, I fucking love a good cuss word, and sometimes you just need to let one rip....