Posted by in Uncategorized Today I read that Donald Trump referred to the women who were trafficked by Epstein and other rich, powerful men like himself, as “victims or whatever…” And I was immediately drawn back to 10 years ago, when I heard a similar thing come out of my sister’s mouth, about this very blog, where I’ve written…Read more »
Posted by in abortion, body positive, body positivity, coaching, compassion, daughters, death, dying, fat-phobia, forgiveness, healing, healthateverysize, mean, mean girls, mothering, mothers, parenting, parents, sexual trauma, somatic, somatic coaching, trauma healing I am not strong. People tell me all the time that I am strong. Mostly, when people say this, they are referring to me in relationship to the things I have survived. But I have never understood the way we praise strength, especially when, what I know about strength, is that it’s simply what’s left…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” –James Baldwin–
I have been playing hooky from meditation, checking in for credit and then blowing off the learning. I have been doing the mindful equivalent of sneaking into the movies and smoking behind the 7-11 until it’s time to go home.
Posted by in Uncategorized “…I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should…Read more »
Walking with Eggshells I am consistently struck by the leap of faith—the courage—it takes to be a client working on healing from trauma. My clients reveal things to me that are precious, raw, sometimes spoken in my office for the first time after a lifetime of silence. That part of working with clients feels…Read more »
i am under-grounded 