2: Don't Talk, Don't Trust, Don't Feel

Reading time: 14 minutes

Thanks for joining me! This email contains the second chapter from my “Dreaming In the Real” manuscript, a work in progress. Bi-weekly episodes reveal how immersing myself in the natural world while preparing vibrational essences helped me gain insight and healing after my adult life crumbled due to unaddressed trauma and childhood adversity.

PLEASE START HERE to access the episode list and preceding chapters. A book is best read chronologically.

I am releasing the following chapters for free.
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Dangerous Road Home
Chapter 10: Embracing Change – Smoke, Wind, and Whitebark Pine
However, the rest of the manuscript requires a paid subscription. If the cost is a hardship, email marnie@dreaminginthereal.com, and I will be happy to offer a scholarship.

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CONTENT GUIDANCE: This manuscript tackles sensitive themes of parental neglect, abuse, drugs, and domestic violence. Reader discretion is advised.

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“Children don’t get traumatized because they are hurt. They get traumatized because they’re alone with the hurt.”  ~ Dr. Gabor Mate, The Wisdom of Trauma

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AS WITH MOST PERSONAL history, mine started before I came into the world. I wasn’t there, but I feel like I was. My parents, Katherine and Orville, were married for twenty-two years and in their mid-forties when I was born, each bringing the dysfunction of unaddressed trauma to their relationship. Most of their history is disputed among family members since we all hear inconsistent stories from different people, and memories are frequently unreliable.