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    The Break Down Wake Up Journal

    The Break Down Wake Up Journal

    Welcome to my new publication
    Go to the profile of Gillian May
    Gillian May
    May 2, 2019
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    How I Decided To Face My Earliest Phobia — And Conquered It

    How I Decided To Face My Earliest Phobia — And Conquered It

    Learning to swim after almost drowning as a child
    Go to the profile of Jon Upshaw
    Jon Upshaw
    Oct 20, 2021
    What Elliott Smith Taught Me About Suicide

    What Elliott Smith Taught Me About Suicide

    Mostly? “Don’t.”
    Go to the profile of Gentle Zacharias
    Gentle Zacharias
    Oct 20, 2021
    Transformations — A Photo Essay

    Transformations — A Photo Essay

    The day we found the snakeskin
    Go to the profile of G. M. Michele
    G. M. Michele
    Aug 9, 2021
    How My Body Changed After My Father’s Death

    How My Body Changed After My Father’s Death

    A story of how trauma can affect how your body functions.
    Go to the profile of Kelsey Galipeau
    Kelsey Galipeau
    Jul 25, 2021
    The Therapy That Changed Everything

    The Therapy That Changed Everything

    When trauma recovery can happen through processes like EMDR, do therapeutic relationships even matter?
    Go to the profile of Dan L.
    Dan L.
    Jul 24, 2021
    Death and Other Distractions: Bad Touch

    Death and Other Distractions: Bad Touch

    Musings on suicidal depression and stumbling toward mental health
    Go to the profile of Gentle Zacharias
    Gentle Zacharias
    Jul 18, 2021
    What Nursing a Physical Wound Taught Me About Emotional Pain

    What Nursing a Physical Wound Taught Me About Emotional Pain

    As a nurse, I learned a lot about physical and emotional wounds
    Go to the profile of Gillian May
    Gillian May
    Jul 12, 2021
    When Self-Improvement Becomes Self-Scrutiny

    When Self-Improvement Becomes Self-Scrutiny

    The challenges of learning to accept who I am
    Go to the profile of Jon Upshaw
    Jon Upshaw
    Jun 2, 2021
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