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Category: ptsd

Always Choose To Love More

August 25, 2021Mary Mathieu

  Always Choose To Love More Choose to love more, as it is always the way to healing. Help others heal by loving always. You have the power. The Worst…

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I Am Mary Mathieu: Voiceless But Mighty

August 16, 2021Mary Mathieu

My Voiceless Past I grew up believing that anything I said or did would offend someone, so I learned to silence the beautiful voice I once had. The little outgoing…

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Show Them They Are Worth Fighting For

July 30, 2021Mary Mathieu1 Comment

  Am I Worth Fighting For?  As often as I put on a brave face, I am not okay. Every day, I live with the reality that I never experienced…

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Bringing Awareness to PTSD

July 7, 2021Brittany Capozzi

What is PTSD? Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is when trauma stays in the body long after a traumatic event has occurred. An example is when a pedestrian is struck by a…

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I Stand Strong After Narcissistic Abuse

May 7, 2021Mary Mathieu

I Stand Strong After being abused by a narcissist for 18 years, I know one when I see one. If I ever stop talking with someone out of nowhere, it…

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Neon sign saying "This is the Sign You've Been Looking For"

Let Them See You Starting Today

April 26, 2021Mary Mathieu

Let Them See Me See me. Lately I have just been feeling so out of it. All I notice is that time keeps passing and I remain stuck. Because I'm…

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Your Voice Is Beautiful—And So Are You

April 6, 2021Mary Mathieu

My voice is beautiful—and so am I. This is why I am speaking out today. It's Beautiful That Age Is Just A Number Age is just a number. This is…

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Mother and daughter

Be Their Safety: Help Heal the Motherless

March 22, 2021Mary Mathieu

I Long for Safety Safety is what I long for. The Little Girl Imagine this. A little girl who is seven years old craves a mother's love more than anything,…

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To emphasize authenticity and vulnerability

The Dream That Lives Within Me

February 19, 2021Mary Mathieu

The Dream That Lives Within Me I grew up thinking that something was wrong with me and I could not understand why I was different from my peers. I was…

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Represents a needed change in the mental health system.

Why Did The Mental Health System Fail Me?

February 9, 2021Mary Mathieu

The Big Question  Why did the mental health system fail me? Failing Mental Health For most of my life, I have been wondering what is wrong with me. After years…

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