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August 29th: Reflecting On Year 4
Four years ago today, I had my first flashback. Last August, I talked about how my therapist offered a different lens to view my “traumaversary” through. This year, we didn’t have to have that conversation. As tumultuous as it’s been, had my trajectory not been altered in such a way, I don’t think I would… Read more
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Healing Fragmented Memories Through EMDR: An Interactive CEU
Healing Fragmentation: The Brain-Body Reconnect I’m honored to be co-presenting a continuing education session for mental health professionals focusing on the neurobiology of trauma and the healing potential of EMDR therapy. As I’ve shared in the past, when I was 19 (almost exactly four years ago now) I developed PTSD after a childhood trauma resurfaced… Read more
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Year 4: Late Night Thoughts About Trauma & Time
Year 4 I was surprised when I opened my leather journal to find the last entry was from several months ago. More than halfway through 2024 and only a few pages have been filled since last December. It’s not an accurate reflection of logging my thoughts, of course, as I’ve been typing up weekly notes–many… Read more
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Looking for Feedback: The First Chapter of My Debut Novel
The First Chapter of Seventeen Times Around The Sun Hello all! Below, you can find the first chapter of my debut novel, Seventeen Times Around The Sun. After years of writing, re-writing and proofreading, I’m finally taking the next step of handing off to a professional editor and getting ready to query literary agents. For… Read more
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My photos featured on abc27 for EMS Week!
My photos featured on abc27 for EMS Week! Happy #EMSWeek! Lancaster EMS Education Coordinator, Bob, was welcomed on Good Day PA Monday morning where he did a live CPR demo. Was honored they featured some of my photos in their segment. Thanks @gooddaypaonabc27 for having us! 🙂 Read more
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Paper Birds Update & Film Reel
Some General Thoughts A short Paper Birds film reel I threw together the other night that I wanted to share. I thought I’d add some candid thoughts so I can look back on this later: I am so proud of this project! When I was a teen, my projects were pretty short and self-contained. However… Read more
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