by Cathy Terranova | Dec 22, 2014 | Rethink Trauma, Uncategorized
I used to believe that grief could be measured. That the amount of sorrow you should feel about something was some how dispensed to you and that you got less the further away you were from the epicenter of tragedy. The flaw in that system is that grief...
by Cathy Terranova | Dec 8, 2014 | Rethink Trauma
People ask me all the time, “How can I help?” and I’ve started being honest. If you want to help writers that you like, sharing our posts, tweeting our posts, talking about our blogs and books, purchasing our books, leaving reviews, commenting on...
by Cathy Terranova | Nov 24, 2014 | Rethink Trauma
My relationship with GOD is always the first thing to suffer when things get difficult for me in the mental health department. I forget how to pray. I forget how important it is to pray. I fight the feelings of shame and failure when things aren’t...
by Cathy Terranova | Nov 17, 2014 | Boundaries, Caregiving, Rethink Trauma
PTSD is a triggered disorder. Meaning that; seeing, hearing, or over all experiencing things even loosely related to the trauma can cause anything from a panic attack to a full-blown flashback to sometimes, nothing. Being triggered can look a variety of ways. It can...
by Cathy Terranova | Nov 10, 2014 | Caregiving, Rethink Trauma
When I was little, I would lay in my bed and brush my hair all to one side. Like someone would if they ran their hands through my hair. When things were scary, I would hide under my bed or in my closet. If that was an option. When I wet the bed, I got up, stripped the...
by Cathy Terranova | Oct 20, 2014 | Rethink Trauma
Yesterday I did second interviews for our seasonals at the bookstore. There is, like with every job I hold, a time when I have to explain certain things to bosses or to, now, employees. Since I’ve spent the better part of the last four years either hiding the...
