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Women have been taught to be in competition with each other—it’s imprinted in our DNA, in the patterns of our .

We were dependent; legally and psychically.

Pay attention to where the “bully of the past” shows up in supposedly conscious speech … in the connections you WANT to value and fall freely and safely into...

Not allowing the rational mind to out-rule what it’s FELT and known is a deep part of our healing.

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“Defining my humanity with your version of pathology is narrative violence.”
~Melanie Lynn Brown

Lady Gaga speaking about sexual assaults ✊ #shorts -- disclaimer --📌 original video - https://youtu.be/f2ldzqrvEk4📌 this video shows 📌 all credits to respective owners!📌 be kind in comment please...

So thrilled to tell you that Tiny Beautiful Things will premiere on on April 7th! Get ready to laugh, cry, and binge all 8 episodes, sweet peas!

As the lives lost due to drug overdose continue to increase yearly, so should our awareness. Part of that awareness is the understanding that in order to effect real, concrete change, there need to be effective policies put in place.

When we talk about the need for systemic change, we're not just speaking platitudes--we're addressing the violence and oppression perpetuated by the system. Harm reduction is not simply offering supplies like syringes, naloxone, and fentanyl strips. It’s also a movement to shift power and resources to those most vulnerable to structural violence. We recognize that harm reduction includes things like housing, income support, abortion, gender-affirming care, mental health, treatment, and many other health disparities that disproportionately impact Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other historically excluded communities regarding overdose. Without that recognition, we’re not getting the whole picture.

Until drugs are no longer criminalized, harm reduction organizations can access steady funding, treatment like methadone and buprenorphine are accessible, and the stigma surrounding drugs and those who use them is eradicated, we will continue to lose those around us.

Today, and all other days, we pause to both mourn and celebrate those who are no longer with us with the hope we can push for the change that is so desperately needed.

TRAUMA IS the Gateway drug.

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We utilize in-built survival adaptations when we go through overwhelming experiences.

These adaptations are dependent on our environment.

What if so many of the self-harm, self-medicating, acting-out behaviors we view as pathological were instead witnessed as what they are—survival adaptions?

You survived.…

Now time focus on self-love and compassion and explore your relationship to these behaviors. You deserve to thrive.

Take care of yourself,
Melanie

The human body has miraculous built-in survival systems.

Take cellulite.

The main organs of our body are, of course, essential to maintaining life. When a body is assaulted by toxins there’s this efficent system that tries to steer them away from all systems and parts vital to survival.

In comes adipose (fat) tissue to the rescue. The adipose engulfs the toxin trapping it, protecting the body. This ‘fat pattern’ is not the same as simple weight gain. If the calorie-in-out ratio necessitates use of that formed pocket of adipose, the toxin is then released and it’s up to other body systems to protect the whole body—mainly the job of the liver and lymphatic system.

Many view cellulite as an aesthetic concern—yet it is a ‘symptom.’

Although this understanding has been known in holistic health circles for decades. What if you knew NIH studies have found: “It is now believed that a positive correlation exists between the clinical stage of cellulite and a predisposition for systemic diseases.”***

Similarly, what if many of the ‘symptoms’ of mental ‘disorders’ were revealing something other than an innate, inborn pathology? What if we understood the body and ‘mental health’ as a holistic whole body reality?

Consider that your doctor, your therapist, your teachers, the members of your family and community who passed on the health narratives that are commonly embraced—were never informed of the processes involved in human trauma…

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Take care,
Melanie

***https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6232550/
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Massachusetts People—call your reps and ask them to support Bill: H2119 !

Decriminalize personal possession...

Did you know—men who’ve experienced sexual abuse during childhood are vastly OVER-represented in prisons? (1 in 6 boys)

Trauma manifestations present differently depending on environment and social conditioning..

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Bye Mental Health Awareness Month…

Hello Pride month…

Reminder the abundance of ‘disorders’ that are used to categorize and quantify human behavior were created in a time and by power structure many of us would reject—they are social constructs; often used to dismiss the harm that passes *through* humans.

The DSM was never suppossed to be used for insurance or legal purposes. It was instead intended to be a resource for practitioners to share to help guide how they could support distressed humans with which they worked.

The DSM used to list homosexuality as a ‘disorder.’

Freud’s “hysteria’ diagnosises and research, noting that trauma is carried in the body and bottom-up expressions need somatic intevention, ended due to the political influence of the male artistocrats who wanted to be able to continue to r**e their wives, daughters and neices.

Hope is knowing when my son’s generation is in charge they will be horrified by some of the promotions of these ‘disorders.’ Importantly, Undertandings of Human Trauma was not a thing—and remains so.

The overwhelming majority of therapists, doctors and psychiatrists are NOT trained in Understanding Human Trauma. Nevermind politicians, lawyers, judges and juries. Question collective default narratives that are priviledged, but grossly inaccurate, and at odds with the reality of the truth of the human experience.

Most importantly question who benefits from continuing to priviledge and promote narratives that are not aligned with deep bio-psycho-social knowings…it’s through that deep questioning that we will break these social chains.

Take good care of Yourself…

Much love,
Melanie

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💫Learning of the controversy surrounding the glorification of teen drug use/abuse on the show Euphoria, I decided to check it out…I got about 15 minutes into the show before turning it off. I couldn’t tolerate its promotions, it was infuriating.

💫I shut it off because, in the first 15 minutes… the disproven, antiquated understandings of addiction were hammered at the audience as fact. The perversion of health narratives by those who innocently aren’t informed can be harmful enough, but a show that centers on addiction should have expert consultants.

💫Please remember the dominant disproven narratives in many fields and on many topics serve particular peoples. A tangential interest in a topic leaves an impression, not an authentic understanding. We operate under impressions and misinformation when we don’t attend to exploring the meta studies of the biophysical realities, neuroscience and evolving best practices that are not well known to the collective.

💫I will be offering a workshop on March 24th for those interested in the updated science, and the relationship between trauma and addiction.

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The workshop will run from 6-8pm: sign-up by emailing: [email protected]

“You see, if the conditions are wrong, we are forced to expend our own time and energy to protect ourselves from each other, and that inherently weakens the organization. When we feel safe inside the organization, we will naturally combine our talents and our strengths and work tirelessly to face the danger outside and seize the opportunities.”

This is excellent.. Hierachies of skills and compentency, not worth. Honoring our interdependence.

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https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe?language=en

Why good leaders make you feel safe What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it's someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety -- especially in an uneven economy -- means taking on big responsibility.

"Wait, What Do You Do...Trauma Education?" To understand trauma is to never see people or our social systems the same again. As former comedian turned author/podcaster Russel Brand posited in a recent broadcast, to see the world through a trauma lens is to “take a pill in the Matrix.” The patterns are unmistakable. “Wait, what do you d...

Some people are too busy surviving while the world is being lead, and the decisions are being made, by those who don't have a clue what that’s like...



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He didn’t tell anyone until he was 70 years old…
Andre Leon Tally, Fashion Icon passed yesterday
Sexually abused as a 9 year old boy, he didn’t disclose to anyone until he was 70–he died this week at 73 years old. He battled morbid obesity… understanding HOW the body keeps score is to embody true freedom….to learn more:

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The body keeps score…in my former work with teenagers, whenever I shared these truths…. jaws often hit the floor. Our bodies are road maps of our emotional conditioning…learn more @ www.embeingempowered.com

Conducting a poll...

Prior to this post, were you aware that the majority of therapists in America are NOT trained to address TRAUMA?

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Home | Embeing EMBEING™ was formed to normalize understandings of the bio-psycho-social realities of trauma that manifest in our collective psyche, institutions and lives.

Too often in my work, I witness adults unwittingly discharging their own emotions on children, instead of holding space the child or teen need for healthy development.

We live in a power-over society that typifies most of our relational interactions…loving our kids, loving the next generation is

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When…”The body says NO.” Let’s have that conversation…
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Once upon a time … keeping others happy meant you were SAFE…

Once upon a time … you—as intended—were dependent and vulnerable…

Once upon a NOW…

YOU deserve the CARE you’ve spent a lifetime offering others…

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