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Patriarchy Stress Disorder
“price of success” among
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
dissonance
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
Meryl Streep spoke about her imposter syndrome in an interview with Ken Burns: “You think, ‘Why would anyone want to see me again in a movie? And I don’t know how to act anyway, so why am I doing this?’“2
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
even more insidious than the external glass ceiling.
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
enjoy my spa day in a hospital gown.
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
Yeah the first time it felt that way. I felt remedied and wanted to talk to people joyfully for what it was a long time. Idk and I gained a friend. I still see the vision of me getting upset while unwrapping a horse painting but right now I’m on the present and I’m going to not worry about it.
This book sets out to help you see the invisible, so you can do the impossible. It will shine the light on the invisible inner walls created by trauma and give you the tools to begin dismantling them.
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
trauma adaptations may look like withdrawing and making ourselves smaller to protect ourselves from experiencing the pain of rejection or criticism, or feeling unwanted.
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
“Why can’t I just put down the spoon and put the ice cream back in the freezer? What’s wrong with me?”
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
Trauma is any experience that made you feel unsafe in your fullest authentic expression and led to developing trauma adaptations to keep you safe.
Valerie Rein • Patriarchy Stress Disorder
Exactly what happened to me.