Elizabeth Woods

Joined June 2025

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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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Oh, The Choices You Can Make
We're all unique in the way we look, talk, and interact with others. Everyone's personalities are divergent, even identical twins have different personalities.
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Humans
Love at First Sight
t was spring break and I was in a club full of drunk college students. Every sofa and table harbored mini crowds of people who signaled each other with waves and arm movements that cut through the music. The new DJ was awesome and people moved to the beat on the dance floor.
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Humans
My Thanksgiving Digital Detox Fail
Have you ever tried a digital detox while staying in your own home? I have. I tried to not turn on my phone and computer during Thanksgiving and I barely lasted two days.
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Confessions
I'm Thankful for...
Sometimes I stop and listen to my breathing. My beating heart is a wonderful feeling. Hearing the wind blowing the leaves in the trees,
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Poets
Who is Your Person?
It’s important to recognize that we cannot go through life as easily on our own. The internet cannot replace real connections.
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Humans
Writing Yourself Whole
Writing was my refuge My writing journey started as a young child, through drawings and color. I was an abused child, and I witnessed three rape murders happening next to me. My creativity was my only outlet.
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Writers
Smiling is Fantastic - You Catch it Like the Flu...
Smiling is such a wonderful thing. Look at the picture above. When you look at the watermelon, you feel joy in your heart.
By Elizabeth Woods4 months ago in Humans
Are You A Good Friend?
How do you react in an emergency? You deal with it, right? No matter what. You drop everything and do whatever it takes to fix whatever it is that need fixing.
By Elizabeth Woods4 months ago in Humans
Breaking Free from Trauma
My name is Lizzy, and I am a survivor of child abuse and horrific trauma. There is a need for our society to hear about how survivors break away from trauma because I can tell you that it's not as easy as it sounds.
By Elizabeth Woods4 months ago in Psyche
The Sound of First Frost
I woke up to an eerie silence. Something had changed during the night. My bedroom was too quiet, and no noise came from the streets. It was as if the world had been insulated while I was asleep. The city never slept, so why was today different?
By Elizabeth Woods4 months ago in Humans
Reclaim What’s Yours
We spent years in silence, constantly abused and ignored. We were forced to do unspeakable acts of “craziness” our brains couldn’t understand even in our wildest imaginations.
By Elizabeth Woods4 months ago in Psyche
Where Do You Belong?
Belonging — the feeling of being comfortable and happy in a particular situation or with a particular group of people, and being treated as a full member of the group. Source: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
By Elizabeth Woods4 months ago in Humans

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Oh, The Choices You Can Make

Love at First Sight

My Thanksgiving Digital Detox Fail

I'm Thankful for...

Who is Your Person?

Writing Yourself Whole

Smiling is Fantastic - You Catch it Like the Flu...

Are You A Good Friend?

Breaking Free from Trauma

The Sound of First Frost

Reclaim What’s Yours

Where Do You Belong?

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