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Empowering people who have been impacted by trauma through information, mind & body tools, and occasional personal musings
Embracing the Journey of Self-Love and Self-Worth Through Life's Eras
From people-pleasing to boundary-setting: How remembering your true Self helps you take up more space, reclaim your worth, and set limits that honor your spirit.
Self-Care as an Act of Resistance (Self-Soothing Toolkit Included)
Self-care is self-preservation amidst oppression and overwhelm. View the self-soothing toolkit.
End of Year Reflections on Coexisting with Duality
Duality is part of life, it is inevitable. We can learn to coexist with these varied, seemingly opposite internal states.
A Spiritual Perspective on Trauma-Related Dissociation
From a spiritual viewpoint, does a part of you (your spirit) leave your physical body when faced with immense stress or trauma? This post explores dissociation and how neurobiology, psychology, spirituality, metaphysics, and ancient wisdom might intersect.
Family Estrangement - Maybe Not So Strange
Often misunderstood and stigmatized, family estrangement is often complex and exists across a diverse spectrum.
Healing, Calming Light Stream Meditation
This is a light stream meditation that supports healing, peace, calm, and ease.
Simple Somatic Steps for Trauma and Stress Release
Empowerment through somatic tools of releasing and self-soothing after trauma and stress
Why Talk Therapy Only Goes So Far
Learn how somatic therapy accelerates trauma healing and leads to lasting, embodied change
Find Your Footing During Unsettling Times
Find your footing during unsettling times with these tips.
Grounding Breathwork Tool for Nervous System Regulation (Guided Recording Included!)
Grounding breathwork tool for trauma-symptom relief and nervous system balance
Letter to Survivors
This is a letter to survivors of sexual assault to acknowledge their pain while offering hope.
Why Survivors Struggle with Boundaries and How Empowerment is Possible
Learn how you can empower yourself with movement, posture, eye gaze, and other nonverbal boundaries even in the face of instinctual survival reactions that could have interfered with your ability to set boundaries.
Unearthing Your True Self: Peeling Back the Layers to Reconnect with Your Essential Self
Connecting to your true self means returning from there to here, not the other way around.
How to Ground Yourself and Stay Present: 4 Favorite Techniques
My 4 favorite grounding techniques to connect to earth and feel more present
What is Metta (Loving-kindness) Meditation? Listen to Guided Recordings!
Learn how to cultivate more self-compassion and loving-kindness into your heart.
Hibernation Tips for Winter
An alternative mindset to support you through the wintry holiday season
What is Sequencing in Somatic Therapy?
Sensorimotor sequencing ~ an intervention for releasing trauma energy stored/stuck in the nervous system rooted in mindfulness
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (with guided audio recording)
Progressive muscle relaxation for relieving tension, anxiety, overwhelm, and more
Can Nature Be One of Your Best Friends?
Connecting to nature is a wonderful (& free) way to experience gratitude, mindfulness, openness