by Cathy Terranova | Feb 16, 2016 | Rethink Trauma
I am often guilty of forgetting about things once the attention has moved to something else. We’re not blind to the knowledge that people still need help long after celebrities were done hosting specials about cancer or hurricanes or acts of terrorism. We know...
by Cathy Terranova | Jan 5, 2016 | Rethink Trauma
I hate pants. Over the years I have cultivated a collection of items in my wardrobe that ensure I have to wear pants as little as possible. I really hate them. My skin is stupidly sensitive, so having denim rubbing on it all day makes me dry and itchy. I’m not...
by Cathy Terranova | Sep 21, 2015 | Rethink Trauma, Uncategorized
This week I saw a video that was released on Lady Gaga’s VEVO channel by a group she is working in partnership with called The Hunting Ground. The video is in a larger sense connected to another group called It’s On Us. Lady Gaga performs a...
by Cathy Terranova | May 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Often when we struggle with mental illness we lose all semblance of normality. Not only are we harder to cheer up and motivation is like trying to get the wrinkles out of a sharpe, but we’re physically exhausted and emotionally drained. I can be knocked...
by Cathy Terranova | May 14, 2015 | Rethink Trauma
A lot of times we see graphics like this about illnesses and pat ourselves on the back just for reading most of it. Or maybe we donate a dollar at the check out and feel like that is enough charity to last a while. If I’ve learned anything in the last few years...