posted: Oct. 22, 2023.

Dear Friends, Choice seems so easy for some, but as a small child if choice was not given or taken away what then? If you grew up in the environment of Read more

posted: Oct. 10, 2023.

Dear Friends, I have recently seen people in my practice that are struggling with grief, and they have shared that getting the support/ understanding from close friends and loved ones, can Read more

posted: May 09, 2023.

We are wired for survival and living through trauma can show up in different ways in the body, such as fight, flight or freeze. We do not consciously decide which of Read more

posted: Apr. 02, 2023.

Dear Friends, I am seeing this lately in a few social media posts that resilience is being seen as being "touch" or a proof of "strength."  This a falsehood as resilience Read more

posted: Jan. 08, 2023.

Happy New Year Dear Friends! A new year always feels like a time of contemplation, taking stock of what lessons the last year brought and what I would like to see Read more

posted: Dec. 06, 2022.

The measuring of your painful experiences to another’s and deeming it not as “bad” is a form of self-rejection.   This comparison and negating of your history are a reinforcing Read more

posted: Dec. 06, 2022.

Dear Friends, The measuring of your painful experiences to another’s and deeming it not as “bad” is a form of self-rejection.   This comparison and negating of your history are a Read more

posted: Nov. 14, 2022.

Hello Friends, I have just completed the first module of SSR training, based on the book “Somatic Resilience & Regulation, Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma”, coauthored by Kathy Kain, Read more

posted: Mar. 04, 2021.

Mental health struggles do not show. PTSD, chronic anxiety, depression or grief all can hide behind the seemingly "I'm fine" exterior. At the very core of life, nothing is more Read more

posted: Jan. 24, 2021.

In my journey to become an SE Practitioner and now studying the Internal Family Systems modality, one of the pearls of wisdom I have learned is the ability for us Read more

posted: Jan. 07, 2021.

Transitions in life are filled with feelings that are uncomfortable, uncertain, exciting and can also be lengthy, boring and feel stale.  It can encompass all the flatness of a prairie Read more

posted: Dec. 22, 2020.

My word to start out this year was "intentional", and while I was able to fulfill some of that intentionality there was a big pothole on 2020's road of life, Read more

posted: Nov. 23, 2020.

We all are good at overriding our nervous system, to push more, be more and try harder.  We have all received the message, at one point, of "buck up and Read more