Healing
Self-Work
What is self-work? Self-work is working on my self in order to break bad habits or patterns of behavior. Behavior is the result of perception. Perception involves thought that is often out of our awareness. In other words thoughts are “happening” within us. Different models attribute our thoughts to different sources. Some believe your thoughts…
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Self work defines the work we do on ourselves. Whether you are a Christian, or a New Age follower, you probably believe in manifesting more goodness in your life. Your spiritual belief will define the over-all focus of your self-work. We have to define what is goodness. Christians believe there is a fundamental set-up here…
Read MoreChild Development and Identity
Childhood from birth until adulthood includes the development of identity. Initially, a secure identity requires a calm, warm, consistent, holding experience that relates to the baby and basic needs. Those needs include good nutrition, a warm, safe bed, and consistent, calm holding, love, and care that the baby can feel. A secure experience allows the…
Read MoreHealing and Joy
As we face the challenges of each stage of development, healing our wounds and deepening what works while letting go of what doesn’t work. Unhealed trauma, grief, and loss equate with PTSD over time adding to the burdens we carry. I know the burden carried by those who had ideals they could not achieve and…
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Culture involves a transmission of values that has withstood the test of time and ensured the survival of humans and their way of life. If you want to destroy that, you have to undermine the transmission of culture and it’s protections. You have to undermine the way children are handled. I remember returning from a…
Read MoreLoss and the change of perspective
From the loss of the love of your life to a near-death experience, it is part of our ascension process.For me, the loss of my son was the last straw for the shattering of my encapsulation in my shell. I could no longer hold myself in the world as I had known it and seen…
Read MoreSelf-Care and Conflict
I wanted to write something about the importance of self-care and try to articulate a way to heal both trauma reactions and triggering. Once triggered, conflict is usually inevitable. Of course, these two are related. If you have experienced trauma, you will also often experience conflict with others. I invite you to bring the conflict…
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