All The Mental Things (Page 4)

Posts under this category focus on recovery, mental health, trauma, healing, and the road back to self after 11 years of 12 step programming.

Julie Maida - I Got Sober Today

I Got Sober Today

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

juliemaida.me thank god for shame

Thank God for Shame

In: All The Mental Things, Trauma

juliemaida.me Escaping an Abusive Relationship with Alcohol

Escaping an Abusive Relationship with Alcohol

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

I WORRY DEPRESSION MIGHT BE RIGHT ABOUT ME

I Worry Depression Might Be Right About Me

In: All The Mental Things, Depression City, Trauma

juliemaida.me wait for it it will happen

Wait for it. It WILL Happen.

In: All The Mental Things, Trauma

Overdue Endings and New Beginnings

In: All The Mental Things, Trauma

julie maida me too

You Have the Right to Remain Silent in the Face of #METOO

In: All The Mental Things, Trauma

juliemaida.me support vs enabling

Emotional Support vs. Enabling – Where is the Line?

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

Julie Maida Self-Helping Myself To A Rubber Room

I’m Self-Helping Myself Into a Rubber Room

In: All The Mental Things, Trauma

juliemaida.me Send in the clowns

Send In The Clowns

In: All The Mental Things, Healing, 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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