Nay Darling

“Many of us found it harder to “fill up” during the COVID-19 pandemic; people reported more anxiety and depression, and many people used some of the less healthy forms of reward to fill that void.”
― Bruce D. Perry, What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

“The day you are not a fire,” he said, “is the day the earth will fall still for me.”
― Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six

“The pillars of traditional healing were 1) connection to clan and the natural world; 2) regulating rhythm through dance, drumming, and song; 3) a set of beliefs, values, and stories that brought meaning to even senseless, random trauma; and 4) on occasion, natural hallucinogens or other plant-derived substances used to facilitate healing with the guidance of a healer or elder. It is not surprising that today’s best practices in trauma treatment are basically versions of these four things”
― Oprah Winfrey, What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

“Drugs and alcohol are not my problem,” he wrote. “Reality is my problem, drugs and alcohol are my solution.”
― Bruce D. Perry, What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing