Thank you for this, Karen. My husband does the cooking around here, but I am really resonating with the trauma response part in our body. This time of year is chaotic for a mom of school-aged kiddos. Then, add to that all the anticipation of what it's going to be like when they return home and keeping all these fires burning, so to speak, with my writing and my mothering happening all at once. I have felt my body response be through the roof lately with things that are rather simple daily issues to work through. It's helpful to hear how our body and memory can go back to a more traumatic time when it feels like a similar situation, but to remember that it doesn't have to end the same.
Aren’t you glad our cooking prowess as well as compassion and tolerance all improve with maturity?? Always growing and learning. This was a great read.
Thank you for this, Karen. My husband does the cooking around here, but I am really resonating with the trauma response part in our body. This time of year is chaotic for a mom of school-aged kiddos. Then, add to that all the anticipation of what it's going to be like when they return home and keeping all these fires burning, so to speak, with my writing and my mothering happening all at once. I have felt my body response be through the roof lately with things that are rather simple daily issues to work through. It's helpful to hear how our body and memory can go back to a more traumatic time when it feels like a similar situation, but to remember that it doesn't have to end the same.
Yes! It doesn’t have to end the same. I am trying hard this year to notice the little wins, no matter how small. Every little improvement counts.
Aren’t you glad our cooking prowess as well as compassion and tolerance all improve with maturity?? Always growing and learning. This was a great read.
Amen, sister!
A wnderful and funny story. So well told. Karen, you got talent. Big hug to compassionate Ben. JP