What My Bones Know

When we say someone is resilient, we mean that they adapt well to conditions of adversity—

“Big things, make small. Small things, make nothing. When someone wrongs you, never keep it in your heart. Let it go. Smile through your tears. Swallow your pain.”

I said, don’t cry!

running isn’t working. I need to do something else.

I thought I could outrun my past.

so many people I’ve loved have left.

I am the common denominator in the tragedies of my life.

The tendency to overshare and trust the wrong people.

Sufferers of complex PTSD have undergone continual abuse—trauma that has occurred over a long period of time, over the course of years.

There’s no way someone with your background couldn’t have it