Elizabeth Woods
Bio
My name is Lizzy and I'm an author, elementary school teacher and an MFA creative writing student. I write emotion-filled fiction narratives for people who have no voice like trauma survivors. This is my website: elizabethwoodsauthor.com
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Open Your Heart. Top Story - July 2025.
We, as people, have forgotten who we really are. We live in a complex world. Our society is fast-paced and almost devoid of feeling in the internet era, with incessant conference calls between continents at all hours of the day.
By Elizabeth Woods6 months ago in Psyche
A Search for Identity. Top Story - July 2025. Content Warning.
My name is Elizabeth Woods, and I am a survivor of child abuse and life changing trauma. I survived one of the worst childhoods you can ever imagine and I have written my story in a memoir: The Sex-Offender’s Daughter, available on Amazon.
By Elizabeth Woods7 months ago in Psyche
The Good and Bad Days of Living with Complex PTSD
The Good and Bad Days of Living with Complex PTSD. My name is Elizabeth, and I am a survivor of CSA and trauma. I have come a long way in my healing journey, but I want to share with you that I still have bad days in the middle of the good ones. It is part of the healing process to feel a myriad of complex emotions. Even though it may not feel like you are making any progress, you are!
By Elizabeth Woods7 months ago in Psyche
A Search for Identity after Abuse and Trauma. Content Warning.
My name is Elizabeth Woods and I am a survivor of Child Sexual Abuse and unspeakable trauma. I survived one of the worst childhoods you can ever imagine. When I broke away and settled far from where I grew up, I started questioning myself. Who am I? People often asked me, who I was and where I was from to start a conversation.
By Elizabeth Woods7 months ago in Psyche
Complex PTSD Coping Strategies. Content Warning.
Somebody once told me “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. Those people only experience hard times every so often. Maybe a small setback in life, a bump in the road to that promotion you worked so hard for. “Never mind, you will get it next time” they tell you. It could be a kid breaking his leg, right before an important hockey tournament. Both of these are “tough” to handle at the time but you know that things will get better. Your mind is prepared for things to get back to normal again and you are usually surrounded by loving family and friends. You have support.
By Elizabeth Woods7 months ago in Psyche
Dealing with Flashbacks. Content Warning.
What are Flashbacks? Flashbacks are raw, unaltered memories that suddenly enter your conscious mind. A flashback can strike at any moment out of the blue, or it can be triggered by a smell, taste, feeling, word, situation, or almost anything that is personal to your unique situation of where and how the trauma happened. Only you have these specific triggers.
By Elizabeth Woods7 months ago in Psyche
