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Maybe We Have To Get A Little Messed Up

In: All The Mental Things, Trauma

My Daughter Doesn’t Believe She’s a “Real” Girl – submission

In: Submissions, We Need To Talk

To Those Who Didn’t Believe in Me

In: Inspiration, Uncategorized

Julie Maida Open Letter to That Girlfriend We All Have on Facebook Featured

Open Letter to That Woman We Love to Hate on Social Media

In: Humor

julie maida trauma doesn't win I'm still here

I Am Still Here

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery, Trauma

julie maida joys of blissful ignorance

Sometimes I Miss the Joys of Blissful Ignorance

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

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juliemaida.me Loving:Being a Person living with PTSD

What Someone Living with Complex PTSD Wishes You Knew

In: All The Mental Things, Trauma, We Need To Talk

julie-maida.com what I won't tell you depression anxiety

What I Won’t Tell You About My Anxiety and Depression

In: All The Mental Things, Depression City, Trauma

juliemaida.me YES to NO and Difficult Conversations Shonda Rhimes

Yes to No and Difficult Conversations

In: Inspiration

juliemaida.me Please Don't Help Me

I’m Drowning, But Please Don’t Try to Help

In: All The Mental Things, Trauma

I'm an anxious, socially awkward, (formally) super-hot mess with a semi-dark (but completely awesome) sense of humor. Living with Complex PTSD makes almost everything about every day life harder. I share my experience to humanize stress and personality disorders, provide insight regarding trauma focused therapies, and normalize trauma response. I want people like me to know they are not alone and that recovery from all the things is possible.

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