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I deeply value learning. One of the most valuable life lessons I continue to experience is that, with few exceptions, knowledge is not finite. There’s no destination. Learning is continual and cumulative. It’s a journey of discovery and evolving understanding. With every new experience, new encounter, and new person we meet, there is new information and new perspective added to what we already know.
Read MoreThis confusion is a fairly common start to a conversation about EMDR. The acronym is a bit lengthy, and the full name is a mouthful. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Try saying that five times fast!
Read MoreI’m sure we can all reflect upon the times that we fell as kids and scraped our knees or elbows, forming open wounds on our bodies. As the wounds began to heal, the wounds tend to leave scars as subtle reminders of the tumbles we once took.
Read MorePeople often think of abusive relationships as violent, horrendous, and bloody, like something you would see on some sensational television drama. While that is the experience of many, other survivors may not relate. In fact, more often than not, domestic violence does not involve the use of physical abuse. Non-physical forms of abuse can be just as if not even more painful and harmful to survivors’ wellbeing.
Read MoreWe are collectively living through a once in a 3 or 4 generation phenomenon, a pandemic. It’s overwhelming to consciously know we are living in extraordinary times. The profoundness of this hits me in waves : how this will challenge us as communities and individuals, the social and economic disparities that it will (and has) so painfully revealed.
Read MoreIf you have ever experienced a trauma, you are likely struggling during the pandemic. You might be wondering why you are experiencing panic, despair, anxiety, depression, etc. I want to let you know there is a reason you feel this way; your body is trying to protect you.
Read MoreRepeatedly in session, I get the question, “how do I stop thinking like this?” The strength that is true for many of my clients is that they have self-awareness. They know their thinking is unhealthy. They know they are unhappy. They know they are easily triggered. They know they gravitate towards relationships and situations that reinforce their negative emotions… but they do not know how to stop repeating the same unwanted patterns.
Read MoreLast summer while living in Switzerland I embarked on a Peace Pilgrimage. I was inspired by the work of Dr. Roy Tamashiro, and the concept of collective healing through bearing witness to suffering.
Read MoreAs we come upon the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, we may experience a multitude of emotions. Some may feel a sense of relief that the hardship of the flood is over as they move back into their homes and continue with daily life tasks. However, others of us may still sense the emotional turmoil that Hurricane Harvey left us with.
Read MoreAs a kid, I always loved the idea of writing in a journal. So many of my favorite teeny-bopper books were written in the style of a young girl’s diary, and I figured I had an interesting enough life to warrant a written transcript of its events. Unfortunately, intention is only half the equation, and it turns out when it came to actually writing in a journal, I had absolutely zero follow-through. In my youth and immaturity, I just found it so incredibly boring and time consuming to sit down and memorialize my every thought!
Read MoreDuring the recent flooding that impacted many of us last week, I began to reflect on crises. Just like many other people, I have been through a personal crisis.
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