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Dawn Joys

INCREDULITY

in-cred-u-lous

5 min readOct 14, 2021

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Dawn Joys

The Strange World of Estrangement

Estrangement, by any other name, is still loss. It can mean total loss of a relationship for the rest of someone’s natural life, or it can…

3 min readOct 14, 2021

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Dawn Joys

What A Pain

Google’s definition of estrangement is “the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.” It is losing all your…

5 min readOct 11, 2021

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Dawn Joys

GOOD GRIEF

Tonight, I am once again drowning in the swampland of estrangement. This is where you go when you need to grieve alone the loss of…

7 min readOct 7, 2021

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Dawn Joys

It Actually Is Brain Science

I started to study brain science and neurology a few years ago and that interest has led me to some very interesting places. As I began to…

4 min readSep 9, 2021

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Dawn Joys

Strategic Patterns

I have heard the word “pattern” used a lot lately, as in, seeing a pattern of behavior in someone. Usually, this is pointed out as a bad…

4 min readSep 8, 2021

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Healing Waters

I have learned that the best kind of friend is the one who not only can weep with you when you weep, but can also genuinely rejoice when…

4 min readSep 3, 2021

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Dawn Joys

WHO ARE YOU?

For purposes here, I prefer to think of an episodic trauma in terms of “before and after”. Before 911, for instance, we could fly…

7 min readMar 30, 2021

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Dawn Joys

PHARISEE NARCISSISM

I was talking with someone earlier today about the articles I have been writing on Narcissus and Echo. You can find them earlier in my…

3 min readMar 29, 2021

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Dawn Joys

CPTSD 101

One of the most frustrating things about complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD) is that it is wired into every neurological…

8 min readMar 22, 2021

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Dawn Joys

Dawn Joys

I am a writer, speaker, educator and coach with a passion for the cPTSD recovery. I use my own stories to offer strategies for healing and growth.

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