Notes Along the Way

Tackling the Armor Takes Intention
Kelli Murbach Kelli Murbach

Tackling the Armor Takes Intention

Spending years in a defense-focused survival mode often creates a hard outer shell around our expectations for how we need to show up in the world to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe.

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Neurotraumatized
Kelli Murbach Kelli Murbach

Neurotraumatized

Most days, I feel like I fail at fitting neatly into most categories of I understand what it means to be human. I've been told innumerable times that my brain works differently than most folks. That "most folks" includes friends and acquaintances living with ADHD and autism.

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The Quiet Traumas
Kelli Murbach Kelli Murbach

The Quiet Traumas

My path toward recognition and acceptance of my own developmental trauma took much longer to surface. The oppressive, regimented, quiet nature of my childhood doesn’t fit the common narrative for childhood trauma.

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When There Is Nothing To Fight
Kelli Murbach Kelli Murbach

When There Is Nothing To Fight

“You know, I look like I do because I spent so much of my time fighting, and you look like you do because you were focused on protecting yourself,” Meg said as she pushed into the…

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