When December Feels Heavy | PTSD, Therapy & Faith

Описание: Today I finally did the thing I’ve been avoiding for over a decade… I started EMDR therapy for my PTSD. 🕊️

I’ve talked a lot here about mental health, trauma, and taking care of our hearts and minds, but this felt different. I was dreading it, fighting migraines, and honestly wanted to cancel. In this vlog I take you with me on my first EMDR session — what it was like, what surprised me, and how my distress moved from a 9 down to about a 4–5. I’m still learning, still healing, still figuring it out… but I’m doing it afraid.

In the middle of all of that, we’re also out in the snow feeding our homeless friends outside the library. We share vegetable beef soup, hot chocolate, and prayer — and we get heartbreaking news about a friend we’ve visited almost every week. There’s a warming center, a church opening its doors, and a reminder that every person has a story and a name.

You’ll also see quieter moments of “mental health in real life”:
– Thrift store decompression (with the resident cats 🐱)
– Planning a new Christmas lights tradition as a family
– A YMCA workout to clear my head
– Prepping a big Sunday lunch: pot roast, homemade bread, cookies, and a white elephant gift exchange

December is the hardest month of the year for me, so I’m choosing—imperfectly—to start new traditions, focus on what matters, and take it one step at a time. If this season feels heavy for you too, I hope this vlog reminds you:

You are not damaged.
You are not alone.
You are human, and life is hard — and still, there is hope. 💛

If you’re walking through PTSD, grief, anxiety, or just a hard December, I’m cheering you on. If I can face this, you can too.

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Important: I’m not a therapist or medical professional. This is just my personal experience with EMDR and PTSD. If you’re struggling with your mental health, please reach out to a licensed professional or trusted doctor where you live.

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