August 22, 2014
Denise Hisey
Facing Fear, Family, Personal Growth, Recovery, Trauma
childhood trauma, facing fear, healing, Mental Health, motherhood, parenting, Suicidal, trauma
Robin Williams’ suicide continues to touch raw wounds.
I have the honor of sharing a deeply touching story from “Mary” today. She very eloquently describes what it’s like to be left behind the wake of a suicide.
“Mrs. M died today,” read my diary.
That’s all that’s written. Looking back, I just don’t think there was any more to say. How in the world could I explain it to my diary when at age 10, my best friend’s mom died and left us all bereft, swirling in a pool of uncertainty?
Now more than 30 years later, More
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August 16, 2014
Denise Hisey
Facing Fear, Family, My Journey with God, Personal Growth, Recovery, Trauma
abuse survivor, childhood trauma, depression, facing fear, finding freedom, healing, Mental Health, Suicidal, truth
The world lost a great man when Robin Williams took his own life this week. A genius, really. But more importantly, we lost a man in pain. Someone who decided he and his family were better off with him dead.
It is human nature to want to fill in the blanks. Why did he do it?
Does it really matter? Do we need a reason so we feel superior that we didn’t do the terrible deed?
The bottom line is: Pain is Pain.
Desperate pain results in desperate ideas and choices.
When I was suicidal, More
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August 7, 2014
Denise Hisey
Facing Fear, Personal Growth, Recovery, Trauma
abuse survivor, childhood trauma, emotional strength, Facing Adversity, facing fear, finding freedom, Forgiveness, getting help, gratitude, healing, Letting Go, personal growth, PTSD, recovery, Spiritual Journey, Struggle to Forgive, Suicidal, Transformation, trauma, truth, wearing masks
Feeling better seems to be a universal goal of humankind.
When we’re experiencing physical, emotional, or spiritual pain, the instinct to feel better can take on a life of its own. Most of us don’t even realize our subconscious is in overdrive doing whatever it takes to avoid bad feelings.
The problem is this: what makes us feel better usually isn’t what makes us get better.
Feeling Better More
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April 6, 2013
Denise Hisey
Personal Growth, Recovery
emotional strength, Facing Adversity, facing fear, finding freedom, getting help, healing, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, personal growth, recovery, Suicidal, Transformation, wearing masks
While many Kurt Cobain fans are marking the 19th anniversary of his death this week, I am reminded of what a haunted and painful life he led. I’ll admit it, my fascination lies there; not in his music per se, but in his pain. He found an extraordinary way of expressing, even purging, deep emotions through music and seemingly outlandish assertions.
Pardon the language, but some of my favorite quotes are: More
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September 24, 2012
Denise Hisey
Alcoholic Parents, Facing Fear, My Journey with God, Personal Growth, Recovery, Trauma
abuse survivor, alcoholic parents, childhood trauma, emotional strength, facing fear, finding freedom, PTSD, recovery, Suicidal, trauma
**Warning: This may be triggering, it is graphic.
She stood in the small, tidy kitchen desperate to stop the pain.
The overwhelming fear, loneliness and sadness had painted her into this bleak, dark corner. Something had to change; she could not live this way any longer.
The silence of the empty house was deafening. The heavy odor of cigarettes hung in the air, adding to her already throbbing headache. They would be gone until dinner, still at least an hour away. She had some time to really think, although her options were limited. More
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