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My Personal Perspective on the Rejection of MDMA Therapy by the FDA
Please note: I refer to "MAPS" below, although I'm aware that there has been a rebranding of some sort and "Lykos" is the organization...
Crystal
Aug 10, 20247 min read
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If "Everything" Is Trauma....(Part One)
I see so many snide remarks about the concept of trauma being over-extended. I find it helpful to reflect: what does this mean and why...
Crystal
Aug 27, 20236 min read
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Posts About Resilience and Resilience Overdose-Oct 2019 and Jan 2021
Brief Note on Vulnerability, Resilience, and Defiance (Originally posted on another site on Oct 19, 2019) I struggle a lot with beating...
Crystal
Apr 16, 202313 min read
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My Approach to Mental Health Messaging: Embracing the Contradictory Multitudes, Sept 2020 post
(Originally posted on another site on September 13, 2020) I'm relatively new to acknowledging that I have a mental health condition. I...
Crystal
Apr 8, 20238 min read
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The Harms of "Only" "Always" & "Never" (Re Judith Herman's "Trauma & Recovery"), Dec 2020 post
Note: I wrote this post on December 2, 2020 and published it on my other blog site I love Judith Herman's book "Trauma and Recovery"...
Crystal
Mar 17, 20234 min read
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Complex Trauma Therapy as "Work" and "Change"
I'm going to say something controversial: I'm not in therapy to "do the work" and I'm not there to "change." Don't get me wrong: I'm not...
Crystal
Mar 4, 20238 min read
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Hopes and Fears about Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (by Crystal)
I've been fortunate/privileged enough to have been able to benefit from (medically prescribed-) ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP)...
Crystal
Feb 20, 20237 min read
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First Generation Law Student/Lawyer
When I started law school nearly twenty years ago, I had a different background than most of my classmates. Unlike many of them (as far...
Crystal
Dec 10, 20226 min read
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"Healing" Space (from Psychiatry)
Imagine a version of science that in conquering a subject matter and reducing it to a set of simple equations and "truths" inherently...
Crystal
Dec 10, 20228 min read
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Tethered (Another Trauma Metaphor that Has Helped Me) - by Crystal
Something I struggle with immensely with respect to my trauma is how dramatically different my experience of it is at different times....
Crystal
Nov 12, 20226 min read
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Guest Post: Hannah Green "Human in an inhumane system: The importance of trauma-informed healthcare"
The below was originally posted by Hannah Green on Medium here: https://medium.com/@h_green21/human-in-an-inhumane-system-fe250ef9ccd4...
Crystal
Jun 12, 20226 min read
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Seeking Input and Contributions
This is a new community and we have yet to launch it properly. We'd love this space to include other voices/perspectives (in addition to...
Crystal
Jun 5, 20223 min read
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Sandwiches & Sadie
"But Crystal, can I put cheese in mine?" I’ve always been great at connecting with strangers online, which is a far greater asset for a...
Sadie
Oct 24, 20212 min read
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Meet Me at the Sandwich House (My Most Healing Metaphor)
This blog post first appeared on my previous site and was written in Sept 2021 There's a place that has become extremely important to me....
Crystal
Sep 30, 20218 min read
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