This is a visualization tool I created for myself based on some information my therapist gave me. It is about bringing love, compassion, and additional emotional resources to a past situation where my ability to cope was overwhelmed (trauma). Using it repeatedly has helped me heal trauma and greatly reduce the intensity of certain trauma […]
Category Archive for 'Tools'
Dissociation and Disability
Posted in Social Justice, Tools, Writing on Nov 11th, 2023
I’m working on an article on depicting dissociation for the Mythcreants blog, and I wanted to a place to put information on dissociation and disability down, because that is beyond the scope of the article. That’s what I’m doing here, starting with the information I had to remove from the article. Hopefully I will […]
In Progress: Crafting Assistive Devices for Speculative Fiction
Posted in Articles, Social Justice, Tools, Writing on Feb 21st, 2022
I’m excited to say that I’m working on a new article about creating assistive devices. In it I’m channeling all of my frustration with people unthinkingly acting as if assistive devices need to carry the entire weight of creating accessibility for disabled people and I’m really happy with how it is coming out. I’m also […]
New Resources for Representing Disability
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice, Tools, Writing on Mar 17th, 2021
I keep thinking I’m done adding resources to my website, but then I notice another gap or resource that is lacking that could make a difference. And so I create a new resource and add it to my list. This year I’ve already created two new resources. Both of these are very much works […]
The goal of this tool set is to help a person’s nervous system connect to the present moment. The way I understand it is that when people are upset, their mind is usually focusing on the past or the future. Helping the nervous system connect to the present helps it calm down. I find that […]
