tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post2829054819876758137..comments2024-03-23T04:01:56.197-07:00Comments on Christa Writes: On Vicarious TraumaChrista Desirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614441465633549710noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-67346796331502620522012-07-25T09:32:35.271-07:002012-07-25T09:32:35.271-07:00Once again I'm touched by your words. Your hea...Once again I'm touched by your words. Your heart is so big it doesn't surprise me at all that people find comfort in sharing their stories with you. Thanks for being that person:)Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958057331230037880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-26353439043448865532012-07-24T11:16:19.232-07:002012-07-24T11:16:19.232-07:00Christa- I just read this because I realized I wa...Christa- I just read this because I realized I was missing your blog- like Bruce, I particularly like the funny mom "fail" posts (and probably because of v.t.) Very sweet of you to mention me and great to talk about the bigger issue of vicarious trauma/secondary trauma/soul sorrow. there's a great book I've been using for training that has the funniest secondary trauma cartoons in it called "Trauma Stewardship." I highly recommend it. that you leapt into the fire with your book in a way that forced you, i imagine, to feel the feelings in a very embodied/visceral way is a mighty brave thing I don't think I have the capacity to do. hats off to you.allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07852411279094898943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-83833096517158089852012-07-22T15:59:07.694-07:002012-07-22T15:59:07.694-07:00You're amazing, Christa! And holy cow, so is A...You're amazing, Christa! And holy cow, so is Ally. I'm so glad there are people like the two of you in the world!Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-2223868637825668502012-07-22T08:55:32.479-07:002012-07-22T08:55:32.479-07:00Trainwreck sounds like a great book, and I can'...Trainwreck sounds like a great book, and I can't wait to read it. On an old post of yours, I saw that you thought it was too short to be published. How short is it? I've finished a first draft, and I feel like it is too short.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449326582413956058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-26488680529213288552012-07-22T08:35:38.595-07:002012-07-22T08:35:38.595-07:00I had no idea about vicarious trauma. Wow. It expl...I had no idea about vicarious trauma. Wow. It explains so much about why people in my line of work (corrections) get burned out, commit suicide, and die right after retirement. Thank you for this, you've opened my eyes.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-71393680455562087082012-07-21T21:32:09.545-07:002012-07-21T21:32:09.545-07:00Thank you for being you, Christa! You are brave an...Thank you for being you, Christa! You are brave and brilliant and compassionate. I'm so thankful you're my friend! <3A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-40507152272363860402012-07-21T02:30:10.577-07:002012-07-21T02:30:10.577-07:00Oh and be aware as I probably mentioned before, my...Oh and be aware as I probably mentioned before, my hugs may be awkward :D <3 You. Rock.Elodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617288449988402123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-39063630978901539002012-07-21T02:29:13.378-07:002012-07-21T02:29:13.378-07:00Sometimes, I don´t have anything to say after I re...Sometimes, I don´t have anything to say after I read your posts, I just want to reach through the interwebs and give you a hug! <3Elodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617288449988402123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-65399479127010576492012-07-20T15:54:47.067-07:002012-07-20T15:54:47.067-07:00My eyes are rarely dry when people are sharing the...My eyes are rarely dry when people are sharing their stories of trauma with me. Sometimes I feel haunted for days. It's so important to know what's going on in the world and with the people around us. By honoring their pain and their stories we make things better for them as well as other survivors, and we work towards awareness and prevention of violence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-18815215753270841182012-07-20T14:29:34.447-07:002012-07-20T14:29:34.447-07:00*previous comment deleted because I can't spel...*previous comment deleted because I can't spell*<br /><br />I have a million words I'd like to say. "Wow" is only one of them, but the one I'm able to utter right now. My life is better for knowing you, Christa. Write on.<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-48634257286352726992012-07-20T14:28:19.324-07:002012-07-20T14:28:19.324-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.erica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-19841558064357181202012-07-20T04:12:18.980-07:002012-07-20T04:12:18.980-07:00I can't imagine the emotions that must press o...I can't imagine the emotions that must press on a survivor. I'm glad you will be able to share you book with so many.Brindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809660700359597836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-43560682480769655982012-07-19T21:20:34.682-07:002012-07-19T21:20:34.682-07:00I wrote Joy because a five year old was killed in ...I wrote Joy because a five year old was killed in a fire. I know since you've read Joy that it might not make sense, but let me say that it was probably better for his life to end than for it to continue on the way it was.<br />Joy's life in that horrible kind of situation lasted a lot longer, but I had to write a happy ending for that person because every time I step into my daughter's school I see the bench dedicated to the boy who died, and I cry a little.<br />(my husband prosecuted that case, which also made me feel a little better)<br /><br />You are amazing and brave and all those good things.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-88841494491561486572012-07-19T18:27:43.738-07:002012-07-19T18:27:43.738-07:00This story is such an important one. Light must be...This story is such an important one. Light must be shed on these secrets ... they must not be secrets anymore ...roxanne s. sukhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424834424208118694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-22852948935791862812012-07-19T11:46:50.505-07:002012-07-19T11:46:50.505-07:00You're amazing, Christa. What else is there to...You're amazing, Christa. What else is there to say?<br /><br />Oh, I know. How about, THANK YOU!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-50948553395873870902012-07-19T08:14:43.894-07:002012-07-19T08:14:43.894-07:00What I want to say feels like not enough.
You sh...What I want to say feels like not enough. <br /><br />You shine a light, Christa, and that is powerful. <br /><br />I'm so glad you're doing what you do.KatOwens: Insect Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228171304170449979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-18871028753495658332012-07-19T06:49:23.177-07:002012-07-19T06:49:23.177-07:00Great post, Christa. Trainwreck sounds like an imp...Great post, Christa. Trainwreck sounds like an important book, one I can't wait to read and expose to others. <br /><br />And you say it all here: "When we don't give people the chance to tell their truth, we silence them. We distance ourselves from the issue and make it about "them" instead of about "us."" So true.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.com