Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Please add your candidates for Best Tweets For Trauma Survivors in the comments.

Standalone Tweets

@TormentedOne “One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can’t utter.” ~ James Earl Jones

@LillyAnn “Our soul appears .. when we make room for it..” ~ Thomas Moore

@rcinstitute “Soulful Sunday: the soul needs meaningful connections with others; isolation and alienation destroy the soul.”

@TormentedOne “Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.” ~ Anonymous (via @HALO_7)

@Tamavista “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” ~ Buddha

@chapin55 “Worry less about whether your thoughts are Positive or Negative. Shoot more for Accurate, Moderate, and Balanced.”

@MindfullyChange “The senses are like a reversible coat. They can go outside to the world, or inside to the soul.” ~ Buddhist proverb

@rcinstitute “Truthful Tuesday: honesty is completely compatible with healthy boundaries.”

@SarahEOlson2009 “It’s one thing to take back your power; it’s being your own person to know when and if to use it. Brava!”

@Tamavista “Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.” ~ D. Waitley

@karenkmmonroy “Having a great imagination isn’t enriching the world if you find reasons to not write, paint, or express your gift.”

@Maura_Aura “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

Linked Tweets

@whenmedicine Mental Health America says health reform bill will “greatly expand access to mental health care”

@NIMHgov See all our publications on mental disorders and research.
[SEO: Excellent database of free printable resources.]

@yogini4 Playing Tetris May Reduce PTSD Flashbacks: Video Game May Protect Against Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (via @suite101)

@drcmblake What Good Psychodynamic Therapy Is About
[SEO: Gets to the heart of what a good therapy experience feels like, and what it should be able to do.]

@PsychTimes Commentary: Boundaries and Benefits of Psychotherapy

@psychcentral News TeleTherapy for PTSD Found Effective

@BeyondMeds Meditation may protect your brain
[SEO: I like how hard science keeps proving stuff previously scoffed at by the “pros”.]

@kris_burns 9 Tips For Better Sleep (via Lifehacker.org)

@PTSDdotOrg Body-Mind Therapist, Mindy Fox, Utilizes Neurofeedback to Naturally Retrain the Brain

@DarleneOuimet When Bad Thoughts Wreck Good Feelings ~ Emerging From Broken (via @ssanquist)

@Mindful_Living Finding Hope in the Midst of Depression

@thereseborchard 12 Strategies to Help You Recover From a Relapse

@LisaKiftTherapy How to Make Mindfulness a Habit With Only a Tiny Commitment
[SEO: Raptitude.com is now on my list to explore in greater detail. Thanks Lisa!]

@DrKathleenYoung Mindfulness of Ourselves, Mindfulness of Others