Post-traumatic Growth is a Thing – Part Three

 Taming the Triggers Sunday Blog 240 – 5th July 2026 Today I wanted to tackle the concept of triggers, and offer a message of hope. Back in 2002, in the early days after the assault, on Mother’s Day I took my daughter Zoë to a sweet child-friendly cafe with a playground, for a meet-up with …

Post-traumatic Growth is a Thing – Part Two

Sunday Blog 238 – 21st June 2026 In the middle of the night, 10th May 2002, I woke up, lay in my bed for a moment or two. Then I heard the soft padding of feet. Perhaps that sound had woken me up. A subtle sound that seemed to come from the kitchen. Could that …

It’s complex

Sunday Blog 122 – 11th February 2023 Trauma, that is. I’ve waded through the entirety of the tiny print, very dense The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk in the last week. Because I need to have this seminal text under the belt. Before I get too far into reviewing my single …