Category: Betrayal Trauma Recovery

Escaping, Part 2
In my last blog post I talked about the dangers of escaping instead of feeling emotions. In this post, I’d like to talk about what to do if you’ve had a rough day and the adversary is pounding you and you want to go into escape mode.

Lessons learned from Moana, Part 3 (Spoiler Alert!)
If I was absolutely forced to choose the best clip in Moana, this would when the monster is Te Ka, the raging lava monster that

Lessons learned from Moana, Part 2
During the trip to return Te Fiti’s heart, Maui and Moana encounter many monsters: walking (and battling) coconuts, a gigantic crab, and a fearsome lava

Lessons learned from Moana, Part 1
What can we learn from the story of Moana in relationship to betrayal trauma recovery?