For two years, I told people I was “fine” and meant it. Not in the way people usually mean it, where fine is a polite lie covering something messier underneath. I meant it because I genuinely couldn’t find anything else under there to report. No sadness. No anger. Not even relief. Just a flat, grey Continue Reading: Emotional Numbness: When You Stop Feeling Anything At All
Living in Survival Mode Isn’t Living Learning how to reclaim your life after childhood trauma can feel impossible when survival mode is all you’ve ever known. Many adults who experienced childhood trauma spend years battling feelings of inadequacy, harsh self-criticism, and a relentless inner voice that rarely offers kindness. Instead of celebrating achievements, they focus Continue Reading: How to Reclaim Your Life After Childhood Trauma
There is something many of us have in common, even though we rarely talk about it. We carry stories. Some we carry in silence and others we don’t. Some are memories we revisit often. Others are tucked away so deeply that years can pass without speaking a word about them. Yet somehow they remain with Continue Reading: Why The Buzz Base Exists: The Stories We Carry in Silence