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Giving Yourself the Green Light to Say "Stop": Practicing Good Self-Care

5/7/2015

 
By Sara Forcella, See the Triumph Contributor

Over the course of this summer See the Triumph is focusing on ways that survivors can be supported. We focus a lot on how survivors deal with all of the hurt, anger, fear, etc. from these relationship--topics that are extremely important. Nonetheless, in this post, I’d like to discuss something a bit different; something I’ve personally been struggling with for the past few months. I want to talk about how friends, family, and allies of survivors help themselves.

Being an advocate is hard work, not only because of the long hours, or typically the less-than-amazing pay, but because it’s hard on the mind and heart. It takes a special kind of person to work day in and day out dealing with others' problems. I say this with nothing but respect; I choose to deal with others' problems. I want to advocate for them, to help them, to care for them. It’s what I love to do and I would never, trade my career choice for one that was less meaningful, but came with a  larger paycheck. However, advocates usually know what they are signing up for; friends and family members of survivors usually don’t.

See the Triumph has spoken about how friends and family members can help survivors of abuse or sexual assault, which can be found here. My question though is, how do these folks help themselves? Knowing a survivor, listening to their stories, trying to support them, again can be difficult. It takes courage, empathy and strength. As an ally, sometimes it feels as if you are living in that abusive relationship, just without all of the mental and physical scars. And I can tell you from first hand experience that it’s scary! Not knowing whether you’re going to get that call that your friend has just been brutally beaten, or worse, is enough to make you sick. It’s also scary because it’s hard to know when to speak up, when to step in, and when to say something, because you don’t want to push that survivor away, and you don’t want to lose them.

Advocates and allies of survivors can deal with what’s called vicarious trauma. Simply put, this is trauma that results from consistent meaningful, empathetic, engagement with survivors. Vicarious trauma is real, and it happens more than you think. That’s why it is so important for those who listen to survivors’ stories, who feel their pain--who worry, care, and cry for them--to take good care of themselves. It is a must that we practice good self-care--that we are able to step away from the situation and give our minds and hearts the approval to step away from that space.

Practicing good self-care is something that I spend lots of time talking about and practicing with the group of peer educators that I work with. In fact, I used an entire meeting just to teach them some basic meditation skills. It struck me the other day when one of my typically upbeat and engaged students seemed spacy and withdrawn. Later, I found out that she was dealing with some pretty heavy stuff, as she was dealing with (what seemed to me) some vicarious trauma. She was so concerned about the well being of a friend that she didn’t even realize that it was affecting her. The advice that I gave her and the advice that I am working on accepting for myself is that it is okay to take a step away.

Yes, I said it! It is okay to tell a survivor who’s a friend or family member that you need to take a step back, that you need to take care of yourself. As an ally, the abuse and pain is not yours, and you cannot own it. You can empathize, support and help, but please do not own it! I look at it this way: you’ve got a figurative backpack of gunk--pain, hurt, anger, fear--of your own. It’s not healthy to take on the gunk of others’ backpacks. I acknowledge that this is way easier said than done. It’s really hard for me to allow myself to take a step away. Why? Because it feels like I’m abandoning my friend; it feels like I’m being a crappy person! What I want you to know though, is that you are not abandoning them or trying to hurt them. You are only trying to better yourself, so that when they really need you, you can be there for them.

Practicing good self-care means that it is okay to respectfully, tactfully let your friend, brother, partner, whomever, know that you need to take a step back. Or, that you just can’t handle a story on that particular day. It means you can give yourself a green light to let them know that you are going to be really busy in the next few days and may not be as readily available as you have in the past. I can assure you that running your own emotional and physical well-being into the ground is not going to help you, or a survivor. So, speak up and be honest; it is okay to put your own needs before others, in fact, sometimes it’s necessary.

Self-Care: Figuring Out What Works For You

12/30/2014

 
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By Christine Murray, See the Triumph Co-Founder

All this month, we’ve focused on the importance of practicing self-care, whether you’re a survivor of an abusive relationship, if you work professionally with clients impacted by abuse and trauma, or if you’re someone who’s been touched by abuse in other ways, such as having a friend or family member who has been abused. As we wrap up this series, we want to emphasize that self-care can look very different for different people, so what’s most important is finding out what strategies work best for you.

To help inspire you to think of all the diverse ways that you might put self-care practices at work in your own life, below you’ll find a list of the various strategies that survivors of past abusive relationships who participated in our research have used to care for themselves:
  • “Journal and keep records.  Develop a self-care routine.  Re-discover who YOU are and what YOU like, make time for YOU!”
  • “Re-learn self-care, learn to talk about this instead of keeping it all inside of me, lots of daily prayer, work a safety plan and be constantly aware, rediscover myself, set goals, forgive myself.”
  • “I relied on my healthy relationships more and allowed my supportive friends and family to be there for me and help me through it. This was a significant change from the ‘I can handle it all on my own’ mentality I had while in the relationship.”
  • “I started wearing makeup again and changed my hair. I made new friends, and started a new relationship with one of them. I make a point to stand up for myself in this relationship, not that I need to. I know that I can take care of myself.”
  • “Started meditation and took a course in DBT therapy. That was helpful. I have avoided getting close and intimacy and sex because they have been such triggers. I found a group for women with PTSD and history of domestic violence that I'm interested in joining.”
  • “I am going to school, read self help books, began volunteering, got emotional help, I talked with family, I ended ties with those who don't support me.”
  • “I surrounded myself with people who love and care for me. I have found useful work to do that helps others. I work very hard not to let this experience be what defines me. I moved away, I took up art, discovered I was good at it, found a wonderful therapist, found my faith again, have learned to be happy with the life that I have.”
  • “I began practicing mindfulness meditation as a means of helping me cope with some of the difficult emotions I experienced.  Mindfulness has helped me be more mindful in my everyday life.  I am better able to accept myself and people as they are.”
  • “I became more independent, surrounded myself with people who pushed me to be all that I could be. I moved away from the area I had lived in and/or built up a group of supportive friends through college, work, and church.”
  • “I have always been very independent, but I realized that to overcome my experience I was going to need help.  My family has been amazing and my therapist really helped me to see the reality of my situation.”
  • “If someone has great friends and family to see them through, lean on them.”

What I hope you’ll take away from this list, along with our entire series this month on self-care, is that there are a lot of ways that you can put self-care into practice in your life, and it’s worth taking the time to discover the strategies that will work best for you. Once you’ve figured out what will work for you, make it a priority to carve out time and space in your life to continue to engage in self-care in an ongoing, intentional way.

You’re worth it! You have an important contribution to make to the world, and you’ll be in the best position to make that contribution if you are consistently recharging, getting re-energized, and restoring your commitment to yourself and others by engaging in self-care!

Self-Care In A Busy World

12/23/2014

 
By Heather Teater, See the Triumph Guest Blogger

In high school it was marching band and AP homework.  In college it was studying for exams, reading a book a week for my English minor, and striving for the coveted 4.0.  In grad school, it was homework, internship, doing research for clients, and a mess of other life issues.  There was always a reason that I just needed to wait until the next stage of my life before I could finally have time to take care of myself.  Yet, even now I find myself making excuses as to why I don't have time for myself. I work a full-time job, I need to make time for my husband, there are chores to be done, hobbies are too expensive... the list could go on.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels too busy or too tired to take better care of myself. So, what are we to do when the world seems to be asking too much of what little time we have? Is self-care just a lofty goal that only a privileged few can achieve? Should we stop kidding ourselves and give up? No. It may take a while, but even in this busy world in which we live, we all can find a little time to take care of ourselves. I have a few suggestions to start heading in that direction.

1. Make a list of positive things that replenish you. Do you enjoy exercise, reading books, meditation, painting, deep breathing, solving crosswords, grabbing lunch with friends? Whatever you enjoy, write it all down so that you have a list on hand when you find a moment in your day. If you don't know what is refreshing to you anymore, try something out! Ask your friends what healthy things they do to relax, search for suggestions on the internet, or just start doing something that catches your eye. The more activities you find that leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed, the more options you have to choose from when you find the time for self-care.

2. Look for small moments in your day. You might be surprised at how many five- to ten-minute periods of free time you have scattered throughout your day. Do you always take your full lunch break to eat your food, or do you finish with some time to spare? Do you arrive a few minutes early to work? Do you sometimes find yourself scrolling mindlessly through social media? These times can be used for a few minutes of self-care.  You can't read a whole chapter of a book or go for a run, but you can read a news article about one of your interests, work on a sudoku, or do some jumping jacks. I like to use these quick bouts of time to do some deep breathing. I use a free app on my phone called Breathe2Relax, but you can guide your own deep breathing if you prefer.

3. Intentionally build some time into your schedule for self-care. Most of the activities on your list probably can't be done in five minutes, and it is unlikely that you find a spare consecutive half-hour or more just appears in your day on a regular basis. If you do, good for you! Protect it. If you are like me, however, you have to purposely set aside some time for yourself. Get up a little earlier, go to bed a little later, watch one less episode of your favorite show in the evening, say "no" to some requests people make of you (really, you don't have to do everything for everyone). I know from experience that this can be a difficult process and some days just don't have room for any more activities, but if you keep pushing to make time for yourself, it can become a habit!

4. Try to start eating healthier foods. Eating right makes your body feel good, and it doesn't necessarily take extra time. I often tell myself that eating healthy foods is too expensive, and it can be.  However, it is possible to buy healthy foods on a budget. Look for fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats that are on sale. You can even buy more than you and your family will typically eat and then freeze some for another day. Also, look in your area to see if you have any discount food stores; many communities have grocery stores that sell food items that are about to expire at much cheaper prices.

Learning to take time for you can be a long and sometimes difficult process.  The real first step in finding time for self-care is to decide that your health and well-being are worth the extra effort and decide to stop making excuses and start making changes. And we're all worth it, so let's get started!

Heather Teater recently completed her Master's degree in Couple and Family Counseling in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

See the Triumph's "My Self-Care Action Plan"

12/18/2014

 
We've developed this "Self-Care Action Plan" to help you consider self-care strategies that you could put in place in your life. Take some time to jot down ideas in each section included on the Plan. You may find some sections apply more to you than others--feel free to add more ideas on a separate sheet of paper as you see fit. Remember--this is your own plan, so think carefully about what would work best for you!

You can download a pdf copy of the Plan at the bottom of this post. We hope this will be a helpful resource to you as you make self-care an ongoing priority in your life!

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Self-Care and Boundaries with Others

12/11/2014

 
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By Christine Murray, See the Triumph Co-Founder

Many aspects of self-care relate specifically to the ways a person treats him- or herself, such as journaling, using relaxation exercises, and making decision to eat nutritious food and exercise regularly. However, being able to care for oneself often also involves creating healthy boundaries in relationships with others.

Establishing boundaries in relationships with others--especially close relationships--can be a daily process that may involve give rise to a number of significant challenges. From my background and training as a marriage and family therapist, I’ve come to believe that healthy boundaries are both clear and flexible, meaning that there is some clear understanding of what those boundaries look like, but they are able to be flexible enough to change when new circumstances arise. Boundaries that are too rigid or too loose can both become problematic.

One of the major challenges in establishing healthy boundaries in relationships with others is that other people do not automatically respect the boundaries we attempt to create. For example, we may ask a friend to only call us before 9 p.m., but only they can choose whether to honor that request. They may still call us after 9 p.m., and if they do., we are then faced with the choice of whether or not to answer the phone call. This is a relatively simple example, but the dynamics are similar even with more significant boundary crossings.

A significant boundary challenge for many survivors of abusive relationships is establishing a boundary within their relationship with their former abusers. By definition, someone who was abusive in an intimate relationship is not respectful of their former partner’s boundaries, and these boundary crossings were manifested in the power and control dynamics that occurred within the abusive relationship.

Some survivors are able to fully cut ties with their former abusers. However, other survivors need to maintain some sort of contact with their former abusers, such as if they share custody or live in the same communities or share social connections. The following quotes from participants in our research demonstrate the importance of working to establish boundaries in their relationships with their former abusive partners:
  • “At great personal sacrifice (I moved away from my friends, my church and my home), I separated from him.”
  • “I ceased all contact with my abuser and his family.”
  • “I do not talk to him at all. Not even about our kids.”
  • “At first it was hard I still had contact with him and tried to be nice with him. He still ran all over me and controlled my life. Then I realized he wouldn't just stop so I got a domestic violence order against him went against him several times in court. After he lost visitation with my (kids) then I cut all ties. I changed my phone number I didn't speak to anyone that was even around him. I blocked him and all his family from social sites. I became a stronger person and put my foot down.”
  • “As much separation and as little contact as possible.  Very strong boundaries.  Document everything.  Being aware of what it is and what his motives are help me to separate his claims from reality.”

Boundary issues are also important for survivors to consider in their relationships with others besides their abusers. Several of the survivors who participated in our research mentioned the importance of establishing healthy boundaries with others in all areas of their lives--including friendships, family relationships, and new intimate relationships--as part of their healing process. These boundaries are illustrated in the following quotes:
  • “Eliminate those around me who were causing more harm than good (including my family).”
  • “I set boundaries for myself in terms of the friendships that I kept; language that I allowed others to use in my presence; gave myself permission to speak out about objectification of women, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence; and decided that I didn't have to "need" anyone, but rather want to be in a relationship with them.”
  • “I stopped accepting that it's OK for someone else to treat me disrespectfully, to emotionally or verbally abuse me…I built a new support system of people who love me, make me accountable for irrational decisions, and are committed to my personal growth, not just their own.”
  • “Stopped letting people walk all over me, became more assertive...said no more. Helped other people going through the same thing by listening to them and giving suggestions to maybe help them in their situation.”
  • “I have friends who value me and treat me really, really well. I avoid any man who exhibits any kind of “red flag.’”
  • “I changed the people I hung out with. Associated myself with positive people.”
  • “I've learned to cut out people who are ‘abusive’ even in small ways--I just won't stand for it in my friendships.”
  • “I started attending church and hanging around positive people who accept me how I am.”
  • “Really, the biggest thing that you need to overcome is the dependency on other people. Often time when you are in a committed relationship, especially one that has resulted in children, you will find that you feel the need to be with that person. You are dependent on that relationship because that is what you know. I just had to find the strength to know that I did not NEED that relationship. To me, that was one of the biggest things. I became self-reliant and to become self-reliant helped me to build back up my self-esteem and self-worth.”

Maintaining healthy boundaries in relationships is no easy feat. Guilt, self-esteem issues, disrespectful actions, and obligations can all add to the challenges that you may encounter as you work to create and maintain healthier boundaries in relationships with others. Give yourself permission to take time to build these boundaries, and remember that boundaries may need to shift and adapt somewhat over time.

The boundaries you maintain with others reflect the value you place upon yourself. You deserve to be treated with respect by others and yourself. As the above quotes from participants in our research demonstrate, deciding to commit to healthy boundaries in relationships with others is an important part of self-care. We’d love to hear from you about the ways that you’ve been able to work toward healthy boundaries in your relationships--Share your ideas by leaving a comment below!


Counseling and Self-Care

12/4/2014

 
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By Christine Murray, See the Triumph Co-Founder

As a professor in a counseling program, I am a strong believer in the power of counseling to help people heal from past abuse, along with addressing a variety of other mental health, life, and relationship challenges they may face. According to the American Counseling Association, counseling is defined as “a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.” Therefore, counseling offers many potential benefits to survivors of abuse and others whose lives are touched by domestic violence to both help address problems that arise related to the abuse and promote their future health and wellness.

Seeking counseling can be an important part of self-care for survivors of abuse, as well as for professionals who work with them and others in their support networks. Some of the reasons that people affected by domestic violence may seek counseling include the following:
  • Mental health symptoms
  • Relationship challenges
  • Burnout and vicarious trauma
  • Career or educational problems
  • Parenting concerns
  • Family-of-origin dynamics

Of course, there are many other reasons why people may seek counseling, and counselors are trained to support clients as they face a wide range of life challenges.

For survivors of abuse, it is especially important to seek out a counselor who is competent to understand and address the dynamics of domestic violence, as I’ve written about in this past blog post: http://www.seethetriumph.org/blog/finding-a-counselor-who-is-competent-to-serve-survivors. From our research with survivors, we heard from some participants about problems they encountered from counselors who lacked this competence. For example, one participant said, “The therapist I was seeing during the abusive relationship didn't identify what was happening as abusive.  He told me I was ‘triggering’ my ex's controlling behavior and sexual assaults, and encouraged me to focus on my own ‘contributions’ to the problem rather than find ways to stay safe.  He also referred the two of us for couple's counseling, which also reinforced the idea that I was partially responsible for my ex's abusive behavior.”

When I hear stories of negative counseling experiences like that one, I’m deeply troubled that some people don’t find the support and help they need when they seek counseling. And, I’m reminded of the importance of clients being very careful in the process of selecting a suitable counselor. If you don’t find a helpful counselor on your first attempt, keep looking! It’s important to find a counselor who you feel comfortable with so that you’ll be able to address the most important issues that you’re facing.

Fortunately, the overwhelming majority of our research participants who mentioned counseling as part of their healing process reported positive experiences. The following quotes from survivors who participated in our research support the value of counseling for survivors as part of their overall self-care practices:
  • “I sought counseling numerous times surrounding the effects of the abuse on my self worth.”
  • “I sought out domestic violence counseling and remained in group therapy for over a year.  I sought out EMDR to help with the PTSD.  I remain in EMDR therapy to this day.”
  • “Let go of childhood issues, get counseling, do what it takes, it's okay to admit we have issues.   Everyone has issues, what's not okay is allowing someone to control us!”
  • “Through lots of hard work on self and counseling and lots of fear of being alone…anyone can make it through.”
  • “Don't go through this alone.  Get help from the domestic violence agency near you.  Get counseling and get on with living your life.”
  • “The therapist I am seeing now has been very helpful at undoing a lot of the shame and self-blame.”
  • “I went to therapy and joined an online support board. I connected with other survivors and began to learn that I had nothing to be ashamed of and I did not have responsibility for being abused.”
  • “I began seeing a counselor. I began taking an SSRI to help with the depression and panic attacks...I am more open about the fact that I'm on medication and seeing a psychologist, even if I don't give specifics.”

These quotes represent just some of the ways that counseling can be an important part of an overall self-care plan for survivors and others who support them. There is no need for shame in reaching out for help from a trained mental health professional. If you are interested in finding a counselor, there are resources available to help you do so. In addition to asking for recommendations from your local domestic violence agency or from people in your social network, some resources for locating a counselor in your area are as follows:
  • Counselor Find (Hosted by the National Board for Certified Counselors)
  • Therapist Locator (Hosted by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
  • The Therapy Directory (Hosted by Psychology Today)

Giving Yourself Permission to Care for You: Self-Care Series Introduction

12/2/2014

 
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By Christine Murray, See the Triumph Co-Founder

Why is it so important for survivors of abuse, professionals who work with them, and others who are impacted by intimate partner violence to practice self-care?

Even when we know how important it is to practice self-care, why is it often so hard to do so?


Throughout this month, we’ll consider these questions during our series on Self-Care. At See the Triumph, we believe that an intentional, ongoing commitment to self-care is critical to maintaining mental, physical, and relationship health when your life is touched by domestic violence, whether personally, professionally, or both. Self-care is important for a number of reasons, including the following:
  • Your health and wellness are important! You have value, and it is okay to make yourself a priority.
  • Caring for your own health and wellbeing helps you heal from the impacts of trauma and abuse, whether you’ve experienced abuse directly or indirectly by supporting someone who has been abused.
  • If you fail to practice self-care, you run the risk of burnout or developing ongoing mental and/or physical health problems.
  • To be able to effectively help other people, it’s important to have a wealth of energy, insights, and other inner resources to draw upon, especially when challenges arise.

One of the biggest challenges to practicing self-care is simply giving yourself permission to do so. Because of the ripple of effects of intimate partner violence, there are often many people affected by any abusive relationship, and their needs can be great. So often, it’s easiest in the short-term to put others’ needs first and ignore our own needs as we do all we can to help others. Of course, caring for others and being generous and giving to others are important values that many people hold. We certainly don’t advocate for completely ignoring others’ needs in the interest of “self-care.”  In fact, practicing compassion and generosity toward others can be an important part of self-care.

As with many areas of life, finding balance is critical for effective self-care. Balancing one’s own needs with the needs of others is so important. However, many people struggle to make themselves a priority at all, and they find themselves with the balances tipped toward helping others and ignoring their own needs.

Through our research with survivors of past abusive relationships, we’ve heard from several survivors how important it is to simply give oneself permission to practice self-care. Consider, for example, the following quotes from participants in our research:

  • “I decided I wanted to be a strong woman. I decided I wanted to take care of and rescue myself and not wait on someone else to rescue me.  I didn't want to end up yet another statistic.”
  • “I made a promise to myself that I will never allow myself to be disrespected again.  I have always tried to love, honor and consider others and promised myself that I will only allow people into my life who treat me the same way.”
  • “I live alone now, I never had before.. I had to learn to take charge of all aspects of my life, i.e. health financial,etc. I had to learn to think differently about myself, to believe I deserved a better life.”
  • “I had to find the original ‘me’ who entered the relationship and make her healthy through relationships, self determination and struggle.”
  • “You have to completely rebuild yourself and your life. Self-worth, self-care and boundaries are critical.”

For survivors of past abusive relationships, in particular, giving oneself this permission can be difficult, especially in light of the toll the abuse may have taken on their self-esteem. As one participant said, “(I had to work) out self-esteem issues, discovering I had skills and talents, and I am not as ugly as he told me every day.” Another said, “I had to believe I was worthy.”

This month, we aim to remind you that you are worthy of caring for yourself, and making your own health and wellness a priority. Giving yourself permission to believe this is the first step toward making self-care an intentional, ongoing practice in your life. Other topics we’ll address include the role of counseling in self-care, managing boundaries with others, and identifying self-care strategies that work for you. Throughout the month, we hope you will share your own experiences and suggestions for self-care. We look forward to hearing from you!

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