
Trauma - a way home
The retreat recommended I fast for 10 days. Said if I could go without food, then I would go within, let go of the pain. Said my mind would feel l...
Read moreTo begin with, it’s important to note that we need to view these common symptoms of trauma for what they truly are. When our bodies are feeling une...
Read moreSerotonin is a chemical found in the brain, blood, intestines, and connective tissues of the human body. It causes blood vessels to contract, helps...
Read moreI’m committed to speak about trauma.I know it’s not sexy.Provocative.Spiritual. Fluffy.It’s real.But mention the word trauma and most people try to...
Read moreToday, sound therapy is used in hospitals, schools, and psychological treatment programs as an effective treatment to reduce stress, lower blood pr...
Read moreThe first time I allowed fear to move through me, instead of ignoring it, was in my mid thirties when I started healing from trauma, addiction and ...
Read moreThis picture of me was taken exactly 4 fours ago. I was in South Africa. It was mid morning. I was with my younger sister, her husband and thei...
Read moreThis is Rosemary. My other mother. I’ve known her for over 30 years. She's given birth to 9 children.She's buried 4.She is Zulu.And how she gr...
Read moreWhat many of us in the west come to know and love as chocolate, is worlds apart from the plant medicine it is made from. Modern ways of consuming c...
Read moreAt some point, you and I shifted out of community-based societies, where we met regularly in circles and gatherings to laugh, heal and share.We d...
Read moreThere have been many moments in my life when I felt unable to carry on. Unable to get up. Unable to show up.Moments when the dark was so real I tho...
Read moreRecently I attended a mental health conference and what I learned shocked me. Within psychiatry there is growing concern about the safety of anti...
Read moreYou are not a mess. You are not a failure. You are not what happened to you. You are not your pain. You are sacred EVEN IF, RIGHT NOW, YOU DO NOT B...
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