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Scenario

How to approach traumatic material through writing safely

My therapist keeps suggesting I write about my trauma but every time I try I dissociate and lose three hours.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body's protective mechanisms can sabotage the mind's attempt to process through narrative.

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Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Personal essay and memoir?”

Peri

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