Grieve like Normal Archives - Normal Like Peter https://www.normallikepeter.com/category/grieve-like-normal/ Trauma-informed healing Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:23:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 When Your Child Sees the Clown: Divorce Recovery for the Young and Spiritually Fractured https://www.normallikepeter.com/when-your-child-sees-the-clown-divorce-recovery-for-the-young-and-spiritually-fractured/ Sun, 11 May 2025 19:23:49 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3104 When Your Child Sees the Clown: Divorce Recovery for the Young and Spiritually FracturedA Church of NORMAL Field Guide for Post-Covenant Parenting Tagline:“If your kid says the devil is in the room… don’t hand them a squishy.” Introduction: The Children Remember DifferentlyDivorce doesn’t just break a contract. It shatters covenant memory—especially for the children. While […]

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]]> When My Blanket Came to Life https://www.normallikepeter.com/when-my-blanket-came-to-life/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 02:20:34 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2277 By Matt | A Reflection on CPTSD Healing I’ve had the title for this piece in my notebook for years: “When My Blanket Came to Life.” I always wanted it to be a letter of hope—a message to someone I loved, pleading for connection when I felt us falling apart. I never finished writing it […]

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]]> The Gift That Doesn’t Save https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-gift-that-doesnt-save/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:21:47 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2274 By Matt, Loopwalker | March 22, 2025 | Normal Like Peter — There are moments in life that feel too certain to question. I remember one like it was etched into my soul. I was young. In love. Confident in something deeper than logic. I looked at my high school girlfriend and told her, with […]

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]]> What I Found Out at the End of the Bar https://www.normallikepeter.com/what-i-found-out-at-the-end-of-the-bar/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:15:42 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2272 By Matt, Loopwalker | March 22, 2025 | Normal Like Peter — I haven’t talked much here about my spiritual deconstruction—but if you’ve followed my story, you probably already know something’s been unraveling for a while. Tonight at Katie’s Bar, something clicked. Not all at once, and not with fireworks… but quietly, at the edge […]

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]]> Starting Over Like Normal. https://www.normallikepeter.com/starting-over-like-normal/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:56:01 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=1724 2.13.2024 – Starting Over. Letting go is the only choice. Life will happen. Starting over is Normal. Normal Like Peter Matt

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