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Start of Week13 & proud of a new haircut , plus throwback to Week4 & previous haircut, 8-9 weeks before… I’m a stickler for documentation :) (but can’t quote?! )
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And mandatory black cats yawns , & wild fruit (DREN!) scavenged (?! There must be a better word… : Collected by magical mutual attraction & recognition?)
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End of Week13 : documenting some of the activities, as part of #trauma #healing & #burnout #recovery :
“Spiral” workshop , notes as drawings;
View from the top of the windmill, during a birthday dinner party ;
Illustrations exhibition & my contribution : self-portrait, next to the emergency exit ;
&
Selfie at one of my safe places : hidden garden
Week14: staying with friends in Limburg again, en route to the clinic, but the companionship & their warm welcome are doing wonders to my healing already! Plus being close to “nature”… aaaaah!!! Wild fruit, cultivated beet, & sleeping in a tent! (Hot-water bottles not pictured, but indeed essential!)
@becha your campsite 🏕️ is cozy 🥰
End of Week14 of intensive treatment for burnout/trauma : mixed feelings , trying to focus on the positives:
Beauty, connections, touch, togetherness, mutual support;
urban nature (cat, sky, water, potted plants) ;
memories of (Yugo diaspora) music ; dancing, singing, cycling 😊
traveling & returning …
While acknowledging other feelings too: nostalgia, homesickness, despairing about recognizable suffering…
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Exposure therapy ? Learning to let go?
I’m learning to say goodbye to the BROKEN THINGS that I’ve been carrying around / keeping till after their expiration date / hoping to fix them in the future / still seeing a potential in them / I used to love & enjoy them in the past , so maybe it will be good again, if I only try harder ?!
Today, it’s the two tea-cups …
Tomorrow, maybe something else?
#Week13 #trauma #healing #burnout #SmallSteps #OneDayAtATime