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Trauma Trauma Trauma

 So here is the thing, I try really hard to keep my opinions about my ex and his family to myself. Above everything else I wanted a peaceful divorce that would allow me to move on with my life and allow my kids to find some healing from their parents splitting.  I'm here to tell you it hasn't happened that way at all. The trauma of my previous marriage has been following me for nearly 2.5 years but I wanted out of that relationship long before I could actually get away.  Here's the thing about trauma, it is uncovered and healed in layers. It doesn't happen all at once and sometimes the things that caused you trauma you don't even realize they are traumatic until after the fact.  Example: I have had many miscarriages. My mother in law once said to me that I just needed to "get over it." It never sat well with me but I couldn't put my finger on it. It wasn't until I had been out of my marriage for quite a while and I was discussing with Scott about t...