Living with Individual and Collective Trauma

Trauma

We are all living with the impact of individual and collective trauma. Just as it leaves an imprint on our own physiology it leaves an imprint on our relationships with each other and our relationship with the world. In our attempts to soothe and settle our agitated...

Chronic Pain and Anxiety

Self Care Practices

Chronic pain and anxiety are often coupled in the physiology. Chronic pain may not be something that we can easily shift but we can support the nervous system to relax out of anxiety and fear based thinking.  Once the nervous system settles all that vital energy can...

Curiosity and Chronic Illness

Self Care Practices

When I’m working with clients who are experiencing a lot of anxiety from the impact of trauma, chronic illness or PTSD I like to slowly awaken the quality of curiosity. When we have a lot of fear and activation in our physiology curiosity may seem to be...

Digesting Christmas Overwhelm

Self Care Practices

However stressful the past few weeks have been you can gently begin to welcome yourself back into the present moment.  Start by being curious about your environment.  What is inviting your attention back to now?   What can you see?  What can you hear?  Effortless...

The Heart of Dementia

Self Care Practices

I accompanied my mom through the extremely difficult journey of dementia. My mom died 8 years ago. During that time I learned so much about the challenges families face on this journey and I learned even more about love. I had the complex role of caregiver, advocate...