tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post2284556331974148875..comments2023-10-25T09:00:50.649-04:00Comments on THIS BLOG HAS MOVED TO: HTTP://BLOG.HEALMYPTSD.COM: PTSD Healing: The Power of the WordMichele Rosenthalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-90454012559124947932009-02-13T09:29:00.000-05:002009-02-13T09:29:00.000-05:00To me, healing is all about taking back the power ...To me, healing is all about taking back the power trauma stole from us. When we rise up, when we become the captors, when we choose how and what and when and where and why to remember, those are the moments in which I believe we truly heal.Michele Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-76836855923235066222009-02-12T15:16:00.000-05:002009-02-12T15:16:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed your poem. I very much like the ...I really enjoyed your poem. I very much like the idea of turning from captive to captor--powerful!Marj aka Thriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825698906631474866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-80140899156726787692009-02-09T21:52:00.000-05:002009-02-09T21:52:00.000-05:00Elizabeth -- That's so true, empowering indeed. I ...Elizabeth -- That's so true, empowering indeed. I still remember the day I wrote that poem very clearly; it was the first day the words came easily. Healing PTSD is a victory of inches, yes? Or in this case, of syllables.Michele Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898364169417010039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189484005463654040.post-32394229483484721132009-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:00Michele,This post brought tears to my eyes because...Michele,<BR/><BR/>This post brought tears to my eyes because I remember, for myself, how important it is to remember intentionally. When we have had a traumatic experience we often remember unintentionally but when we remember intentionally, it gives us empowerment.<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/><BR/>ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com