The four horseman of the ER right now: 1. Influenza A-so much of it 2. COVID 3. RSV 4. Pneumonia Mask, sanitize, wash hands, and get those vaccines folks!

In recovery, I'm realizing that complex trauma stole an entire lifetime from me. It ruined relationships. It harmed my health. It undermined my life prospects. It caused me to believe that I was a broken and bad person. It caused me to believe I was unlovable.

The fact that "they" did not treat you better had zero to do w/ whether or not you were "enough." Trauma Brain will have you chasing a simplistic "what did I not do/do wrong" to try to understand their rejection or indifferent, but that's a trap. Don't bite.

For trauma survivors it's often a much harder conversation to have w/ ourselves in which we acknowledge we had no control over certain things, than all our old self-talk which blamed & shamed us for everything just so we wouldn't feel powerless. We prefer "guilty" to "helpless."

telehealth coverage has been incredible for immunocompromised people, disabled people without accessible transportation or with mobility issues, people who’ve been recently hospitalized and are not well enough to make a trip all the way to the doctor’s office… so many things.