Jessica Jackson Jessica Jackson

LEAVING IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAFEST OPTION + WHY WE STAY

Fleeing a dangerous situation is not the only way to safely survive it. Or, why we shouldn't ask: "why didn't you just leave?"

When people ask "why didn't you leave sooner?" or "why did you stay?" they often want to make sense of an awful situation.

But these questions are not that supportive. And when we learn about the nervous system, we discover:

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Jessica Jackson Jessica Jackson

Resource, resilience and collective trauma

Nervous system regulation happens when we’re resourced. THIS is why healing is collective and trauma is systemic. THIS is why as we heal I hope we heal these systems that leave so many underresourced.

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