Author Archives: Ginnette

A few years ago, I started to attend meditation classes. It was guided meditations led by an instructor. The guided meditations took place in a safe space. We would come in, relax, go through the guided meditation, and then discuss it. I had done meditations before, but always on my own. My experience with meditationsContinue reading “Visualization… Wait, You Can Actually See Images?”

While I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve mentioned my C-PTSD and my childhood. In all honesty, I haven’t fully shared what my childhood looked like. For one, I’m not fully comfortable. I’m also still trying to recognize the my trauma is valid. At times, I still feel like my trauma isn’t “big enough” or “traumaticContinue reading “My Healing Journey While in Contact With My Family”

This post comes after a very hard week of fostering. I started my kitten fostering journey in August. At the time, it seemed like the next step on my path to animal rescue. Since August, I’ve had the pleasure of fostering over 25 animals (short term/long term). To be honest, this has been an eyeContinue reading “Fostering as Someone With C-PTSD”

I’ll be honest, this post started out as “How I deal with my anger,” but it evolved into my self-soothing techniques. If I’m being honest, one thing that tends to sneak up on me is anger. I can go from being happily disconnected from my own body to having hot lava seeping out of myContinue reading “How I Self-Soothe My Anxiety and Stress (Hyperarousal)”

As I write this on Black Friday, the reminders of my shipping addiction are relentlessly chasing me. I’m the tiny rabbit in a field of foxes. Most people think of a shopping addiction, and they’re instantly annoyed reminded of a movie. Others think of it as a “normal” addiction, or something that isn’t really aContinue reading “Hi, I’m Ginnette. I’m a Shopaholic.”

Thank you for your strong opinions. In some ways, they’ve served me well. In other ways, they’ve held me back. The more I listen, the more I realize you are a collective consciousness of the people I grew up around. My entire life, I’ve been told I’m not good enough. I could’ve gotten a betterContinue reading “Dear Inner Critic…”

As I write this entry, I’m reflecting on my 30th year of life. Looking back, it was a difficult, but very rewarding year. If I’m honest, it wasn’t even close to what I thought my 30th year would be. If you asked my younger self, I would’ve told you at 30 years old I wouldContinue reading “Chapter 30”

I’m sure we’ve all heard the expression “love heals all wounds,” or some close form of the expression. It’s a beautiful thought process. It speaks to the power of love, and I do believe in the power of love, but does it heal all wounds? In my experience, it’s just not true. I think manyContinue reading “Love Heals All Wounds, but Does It?”

Before we begin, let’s define dissociation. If you look in the dictionary, you’ll find “Disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity.” Dissociation is a way for trauma patients to disconnect. It’s essentially what people mean when they say “zone out.” In my opinion, we all dissociate at one time orContinue reading “A Look into My Dissociation”

With the end of the year fast approaching, I decided to write a cliche lessons entry. To be honest, this has been one of the most transformative years in my life thus far. It feels almost necessary to write about what I learned. Without further ado, let’s get to it! 1. My job does notContinue reading “19 Lessons I Learned in 2019”