Combatting Religious Trauma
Today I want to talk about religious trauma. Given that our society is trying to move toward a Christian based Oligarchy this is likely to be the most common type of trauma experienced by the children of today.
Ukraine and Soul Mates
All over the world people are sending messages of support and strength to Ukraine through the gift of daisies. They are bright reminders of hope, innocence, and purity.
A PTSD Trigger
I don’t teach transcendence because I have it all figured out; I teach because I’ve learned the hard way what tools have worked for me in my own journey. I am not healed, I am still working through the trials and trauma I’ve experienced, but I have learned how to mitigate some of it.
Intergenerational Trauma
I am currently working on a talk about intergenerational trauma. Simply put, what occurs as a traumatic event in one generation will be passed along to the next. This results in DNA abnormalities and leaves the next generation at risk for diseases and mental health problems
Nostalgia
September has always been a challenging month for me because the changing of the seasons brings with it, nostalgia. Dictionary.com defines nostalgia as a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life, to one’s home or homeland, or to one’s family and friends; a sentimental yearning for…
Grief and the Holidays
Remembering Those We’ve Lost and How We Move On The holiday season is traditionally one of the most difficult times for me. It not only comes to represent my financial shortfall; but also, the people with whom I no longer celebrate. The people no longer living as well as those I still love but with…
Remembering My Mother on Her Birthday
There is something incredibly special about birthdays. They mark our time here on earth in years, each one representing a specific set of memories that get stored in our hearts and minds, pulled out when something happens to trigger one. And, within those years, there are certain birthdays that are even more eventful. Some are…
An Introduction to Dusty
Have you ever met someone and recognized them at first glance? No, you’ve never met before, at least not in this physical time and place. There is an instant soul connection and you realize you’ve known each other forever. You fall into a relationship that is as comfortable as your favorite jeans and as…
A Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Beth, At fourteen, you know very little about the world. You are growing up in a small insular community where everyone you know has known you since birth. Until this year you’ve been relatively healthy, so the mysterious pains and exhaustion are overwhelming you. There’s so much you want to see and do,…
Halloween
Many cultures believe Halloween is the one night of the year when the veil separating the physical and spiritual worlds is lifted. Since ancient times, people have believed that, for a brief span of hours, the living, and the dead could interact. The Ancient Celts wore masks to avoid this interaction, so the spirits could…