My most beloved, my best friend and soulmate is a Holocaust survivor. I describe Gidon Lev with the following attributes in this order: Rascal. Holocaust Survivor. Optimist. Gidon has never wanted to be identified with his greatest trauma. But as he's gotten older, he felt obligated to tell the world his story. But he is SO much more than a Holocaust survivor. He is first and foremost a real rascal!
Hi Caroline. I'm the mom of a 23 yr old fentanyl addict. I write about my experiences with addiction and homelessness. She went to the street after 3 suicide attempts. She met someone twice her age and they started living rough. I started spending one day a week with her. I became a friend and advocate to abd for her community. She's at home now in recovery. We've been here before.
I'm formerly incarcerated, And I don't even have enough space in the large amount of baggage that I carry around with me for any more baggage. I think that when it comes to trauma we have some wrong ideas about how long it takes to "deal". When you get arrested, that's just the start. I've been out now closing in on 1 year in May, And what I find especially traumatizing at times is that if I were to see all the paperwork about my case that gets thrown out there for my past it's as if the past never left. Formerly incarcerated people don't have the luxury of simply moving on with the past as if it doesn't happen. We move forward because it did happen and nothing is going to make it go away, or hurt less, or make us less toxic. It's because of this that I only tend to confide in people who've been in my shoes in some way. Everyone else judges first..
My most beloved, my best friend and soulmate is a Holocaust survivor. I describe Gidon Lev with the following attributes in this order: Rascal. Holocaust Survivor. Optimist. Gidon has never wanted to be identified with his greatest trauma. But as he's gotten older, he felt obligated to tell the world his story. But he is SO much more than a Holocaust survivor. He is first and foremost a real rascal!
Hi Caroline. I'm the mom of a 23 yr old fentanyl addict. I write about my experiences with addiction and homelessness. She went to the street after 3 suicide attempts. She met someone twice her age and they started living rough. I started spending one day a week with her. I became a friend and advocate to abd for her community. She's at home now in recovery. We've been here before.
Here's one of my.posts. https://open.substack.com/pub/rosemaryvangelderen/p/somebody-save-me?r=157l9j&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
I'm formerly incarcerated, And I don't even have enough space in the large amount of baggage that I carry around with me for any more baggage. I think that when it comes to trauma we have some wrong ideas about how long it takes to "deal". When you get arrested, that's just the start. I've been out now closing in on 1 year in May, And what I find especially traumatizing at times is that if I were to see all the paperwork about my case that gets thrown out there for my past it's as if the past never left. Formerly incarcerated people don't have the luxury of simply moving on with the past as if it doesn't happen. We move forward because it did happen and nothing is going to make it go away, or hurt less, or make us less toxic. It's because of this that I only tend to confide in people who've been in my shoes in some way. Everyone else judges first..