It seems counterintuitive but often with trauma survivors, we don't have secure attachments to work with. How to work with them alone.
Tag: healing trauma
A note to all therapists, please don’t do this to trauma survivors ever
Open letter to all trauma therapists - never do this
When it is just me…. A Poem
When it is just me - a poem dedicated to the split inside me from trauma where one feels well and the other does not.
Coming out of chronic dissociation
Coming out of chronic dissociation is like a volcano erupting out of dormancy. We live suppressed with stirring, waiting for the right trigger to enliven us.
Working with the inner critic
Working with the inner critic. An example of parts work when shifted from peace to criticism and how to get back.
Eternally seeking the mother
Humanity eternally seeks the mother, and it's because we are missing key ingredients to our wholeness. Happy Mother's Day.
Dissociation – Split from Self
When I am in dissociation/splitting from Self, it feels like a switch in my brain; one keeps me grounded in my body and environment, and the other pulls me into a fog of fragmentations.
Core Dilemma – wanting to be you and wanting to belong
Do you feel the internal struggle of wanting to connect with others on a deep level but doing it in a way where you can be authentically yourself? Do you struggle with relationships where you feel you must be one or the other?
A matriarchal spring equinox sermon
The spring equinox is here. How about a matriarchal sermon to honour her? Mother Nature is returning from hibernation to re-bloom life onto the earth. Animals are coming out of their dens and soon will be mating. While women can give birth all year long, I like to use this time of year to honour our divinity of creation. I made this poem.
A matriarchal Sunday sermon
A matriarchal Sunday sermon. Healing is about expansion, not ascension. Working with Mother Nature to heal and return to wholeness.