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Charlotte Thomason

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Conversations, life hacks and inspiration that will help you manage the challenges of healing from childhood trauma. From casual daily conversations to short life hacks that equip you for the day, Chatting with Charlotte provides hope for trauma survivors and others who struggle with the emotional roller-coasters of life.

I hold a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts in Apologetics, Emphasis in Cultural Apologetics from Houston Baptist University. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Graceland University.

With over 30 years of experience in foster care and social work, I have a wealth of experience from which to draw as I offer guidance to anyone who has experienced childhood trauma and those that help them. I have seen, both professionally and personally the devastation created by child abuse. Now I want to share hope with others.
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Charlotte Thomason
The Loss of a loved one leaves words unsaid. In today's video I share how writing notes, letters and just random thoughts helped me reconnect with John for a brief period of time after his death. Writing allows you to get the thoughts, words and emotions out of your head so you can move through grief. For more videos, blogs, poetry, essays and more information about my memoir visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
How Writing Helps you Cope with Loss
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Grief is a strange thing. It's dynamic and strikes when I least expect it. Asking "Why" kept me stuck for several weeks after John's death, but I knew I needed to move beyond the blame and guilt I felt. With time, I accepted that I would never know why John died so young and so suddenly, but I also had to move beyond the sense that somehow his death was my fault. I share my experience of navigating Why? and What if's of grief. For more videos, essays, blogs, poetry and information about my memoir visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
It's Not your Fault-Navigating the "Why and What if's" of Grief
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Emptiness is a hole in your Heart. Emptiness is the chill of silence in a room full of noise. Emptiness is four wall that no longer provide a home for two. Emptiness demands your attention. As I wrote my memoir, I experienced grief for the child that never knew love. While the grief I feel for my younger self is different than the grief I felt when my husband, John died, the pain is the same. The emptiness I felt after John's death reminds me of the emptiness I felt as a child. In this video I share how I moved from emptiness to renewal. For more videos, blogs, essays, poetry and information about my memoir visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
Emptiness after a Loss is a Physical Sensation
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Grief is often blindsides us. Next week's series, "Grief is Complicated" covers how to recognize grief triggers, allowing yourself to grieve and learning tools to help you move through grief. Join me Monday, Wednesday and Friday! For more videos, blogs, essays, poetry and information about my memoir visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
Recognizing Grief Triggers, Allowing Yourself to Grieve
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Today I clarify the difference between a mental health diagnosis and your identity. They are not the same thing. You are a person who struggles with thoughts and behavior that may or may not have a label, but that label is not who you are. Changing your perspective will make a major shift in your healing from trauma. For more videos, blogs, essays, poetry and info on my memoir visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
You are Not Defined by your Diagnosis
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Temptation plagues us everyday. Sometimes we grab hold of something solid to prevent a fall into old habits, but sometimes we grab hold of something that gives way to our desires and our will and we tumble to the ground. In this video I share an experience that reminded me how important it is to grab hold of God's outstretched hand when temptation strikes. For more videos, Blogs, essays, poetry and information about my memoir visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
What You Grab Hold of When Temptation Strikes Matters
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Without surrender the lies from my past played over and over in my head like a song that won't leave. In this video I describe how I finally invited God into my recovery from sexual addiction. For more videos, blogs, essays, poetry and information about my memoir visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
Surrendering my will Terrified Me
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I knew God could restore me to sanity, but I wasn't at all convinced that He would. How could He love someone like me? In this video I share my struggle to embrace God's unconditional love and how doing so changed my life forever. For more videos, blogs, essays and information about my Memoir, "What Kind of Love is This? Visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
My Struggle to Accept that God WOULD Restore my Sanity
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Addictions are a common outcome of childhood trauma because survivors do not learn healthy ways to manage stress. Instead we turn to familiar ways to stop our pain. Unfortunately, the result is often destructive and unmanagable. In this video I discuss my experience with Step one of the 12-Steps of Recovery as it relates to sexual addiction. For more videos, poetry, essays, blogs and information about my book visit: https://linktr.ee/bethia1953
My Life was Unmanageable, but I Couldn't Admit It
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