One of the gifts this current season with depression is giving me is the gift to rewrite a lot of the stories of trauma around asking for and receiving support when my mental health isn’t at capacity.

This year I told myself that I wanted to deepen my commitment to self-love. The moment I had that aha moment, I made a commitment to myself once again.

I have been living alongside depression since I was 15 years old. It’s here to stay and I have to accept it as part of my life.

It’s no longer a ghost from my past and I can live with it, I can live alongside it.

Trauma fucking sucks! There’s really not more to it. It’s hard, it causes a lot of pain and suffering, and its hard to cope with for both you and your loved ones.

I’m sharing 11 of my personal tips that I use to cope with the effects of trauma.