healing | Caught in the Cogs

A Violent Spectrum

• July 5, 2017 • 1 Comment

Posted in Trauma & Recovery
Tags: author, fear, grief, healing, misogyny, o.m. grey, olivia grey, rape, relationships, sexual assault, sexual violence, shattered

Old Patterns, New Perspectives

• March 27, 2016 • 2 Comments

Posted in Romance & Relationships, Trauma & Recovery
Tags: healing, hiking, life, living, recovery, stepping forward, thriving, travel

Never Say Never

• March 16, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Trauma & Recovery
Tags: compassion, healing, intimacy, love, platitudes, rape, recovery

Magnificent Maleficent, An Analysis

• June 9, 2014 • 21 Comments

Posted in News & Reviews, Trauma & Recovery
Tags: angelina jolie, austin poly rapist, author, broken heart, fear, grief, healing, heartbroken, honesty, love, maleficent, misogyny, o.m. grey, olivia grey, rape, rape culture, rape survivor, sexual assault, shattered

Hmmmm…Would I Accept an Apology? (A Rant)

• June 5, 2014 • 13 Comments

Posted in Lost in the Aether, Trauma & Recovery
Tags: #yesallwomen, author, grief, healing, heartbroken, honesty, love, misogyny, o.m. grey, olivia grey, rape, rape survivor, sexual assault, shattered, steampunk

The Dark Side of Love

• February 14, 2014 • 9 Comments

Posted in Romance & Relationships, Short Fiction & Poetry
Tags: author, avalon, avalon revisited, bdsm, broken heart, healing, misogyny, o.m. grey, olivia grey, paranormal romance, passion, romance, sex, short story, steampunk, vampires, victorian

Then He Wins

• January 31, 2014 • 12 Comments

Posted in Trauma & Recovery
Tags: austin poly community, austin poly rapist, author, broken heart, fear, grief, healing, heartbroken, honesty, intimacy, love, misogyny, non-monogamy, o.m. grey, olivia grey, open, open marriage, polyamory, rape, rape survivor, relationships, romance, sex, sexual assault, shattered

Poem: Then, I Cry

• August 5, 2013 • 5 Comments

Posted in Short Fiction & Poetry
Tags: austin poly rapist, author, broken heart, healing, heartbroken, honesty, love, misogyny, non-monogamy, o.m. grey, olivia grey, poetry, rape, rape survivor, sex, sexual assault, shattered

Living Your Purpose

• May 22, 2013 • 5 Comments

Posted in Trauma & Recovery
Tags: author, existential thought, existentialism, healing, honesty, intimacy, love, mental health, mid-life crisis, non-monogamy, o.m. grey, olivia grey, open, open marriage, purpose, rape, rape survivor, sexual assault, sexualized violence, suicidal ideation, suicidal tendencies, suicide, survivor, therapist, therapy

PTSD: Somatic Experiencing & ACE Study

• May 15, 2013 • 6 Comments

Posted in Trauma & Recovery
Tags: ace, adverse childhood experiences, author, broken heart, child abuse, chronic stress, fear, grief, heal, healing, intimacy, love, o.m. grey, olivia grey, peter levine, ptsd, rape, rape survivor, recovery, relationships, romance, sex, sexual abuse, sexual assault, shattered, slinky, somatic experiencing, somatic therapy, tonic immobility, trauma