Posts by Tammy René
It’s Okay Not to Be Okay: Embracing Healing and Growth
Accepting that it is okay to not be okay freed me from the chains of my trauma. But it did not stop my growth, in fact, it accelerated it.
Read MoreLife, Liberty, and Happiness: The Internal Revolution
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are what we all crave. The need for the human soul to have power over their own lives led to the American Revolution and is what leads us to an internal revolution against the effects of trauma that would hold us prisoner. It is what drives us to work through and beyond the devastating events that would steal our freedom.
Read MoreReclaiming Your Identity After Trauma
We cannot choose the past, but we can build a future by mining the strengths and goodness inside us. Ultimately, we can choose to stay in the muck of the pain and anguish, or we can choose to own our lives and discover and nurture our true identities.
Read MoreLessons from a Second Father
A father’s influence is something that can be felt for generations. For good or bad we carry with us the lessons learned by their actions and how they lived their life. While my biological father’s influence was not a good one, I was fortunate to have lessons from a second father, Lane. Lane was my…
Read MorePTSD Triggers: The Role of Compassion in Healing
Supportive, empathetic, and impartial interactions with others are crucial in the recovery process. I know that, regardless of the pains and heartache we are called to go through, all of us can find light and hope, ultimately thriving in a life that is uniquely our own. Surrounding ourselves with people who believe this truth will help us find hope and healing on the journey.
Read MoreUnderstanding PTSD Triggers: Finding Hope in Darkness
The trouble with PTSD is how, just when you think you’re on a good path and doing fine, something along the way triggers old emotions, and you find yourself suddenly in a pit with no way out. Panic ensues, and you feel powerless to do anything, stuck with pain and fear swirling around you. The…
Read MoreFinding Hope After Emotional Trauma
Emotional trauma has a way of twisting reality, making it hard to see our way to healing. The pain and fear gets a strangle-hold on our hope, blinding us to the very light that can sustain us through the hardship. Trauma has a way of sneaking up on most of us. For some it is…
Read MoreEmbracing Womanhood: Healing Mother’s Day Heartache
Motherhood is about womanhood. It’s not about bearing children so much as it is about nurturing and lifting others while being true to ourselves and to God. It’s about tapping into and living up to the divine potential within us.
Read MoreOvercoming Fear and Anger: Letting It Be Healed
Regardless of the fear, anger, or pain, will I “Let it, rather, be healed”? So the real question is not “Can I be healed?” But, “Will I accept the healing?”
Read MoreWhy Can’t I Cry? Exploring Emotional Barriers
The inability to accept or fully feel and express any intense emotion can lead to depression, burying us deeper in the trauma we’re trying to escape. The truth is, keeping emotion boxed up makes us weaker, more vulnerable, and more at the mercy of the past. Not feeling does not equal being strong.
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