Trauma Healing Was Never Meant to End Without Purpose
“Sometimes I feel like getting into trauma healing opened Pandora’s box and there’s no end to what’s going to pour out of it!” I nodded with understanding. And great compassion. It takes so much courage to step into trauma healing … and to feel like it will never end shouldn’t be something we struggle with. […]
No Wonder People Are in Trauma Healing for Years: The 6 Steps of Trauma Healing (Part 1)
“I guess I wasn’t stuck in the healing loop … I had been in some kind of loop, but I’d never even heard any of these steps or done any of the healing you laid out in that workshop!” After last week’s blog, I received a lot of messages similar to …that one. […]
Why Most People Stay Stuck (and How to Finally Move Forward)
“I’ve been reading your blog for years! I guess I’m one of those who read to get more informed … but didn’t DO (what you wrote about) to get myself out of this cycle,” my client wrote. “I don’t know what took me so long, but I’m ready to give my healing away … to […]
The Healing That Multiplies: How Giving Away What You’ve Gained Changes Everything
“Here I am … still broken, and you want me to share the little bit of healing I’ve experienced?” a client asked me from a place of what she thought was depletion. Later, she thanked me for “pushing her out of the nest”. No, I didn’t push her out of her healing process. […]
How Trauma Moved My Life to A Place of Fulfillment
“Someone should write your story,” a renowned and very creative songwriter told me a few years ago. I remember looking at him and saying, “There’s not much to my story … Just a scared little girl who’s passionate about helping others heal.” “But you make it look so easy… And people would have even more […]
Three Areas Trauma Hijacks: Body, Mind, and Connection Let’s Take Them Back!
“Will I ever get totally free of trauma? Seems like I get one thing handled and something else pops up … Like I’m playing whack-a-mole with trauma,” my client asked with urgency. I could see he was weary. I assured him. “I’ve found that when people address 3 critical areas of life that trauma hijacks, […]
Repurposing Trauma: Turning What Broke You Into What Builds You
“Is it true that it takes 2 to 5 years to heal from all this trauma? I didn’t sign up to be in therapy that long!” my client moaned. Rightfully so! I assured him, “Although doing it one-hour at a time takes longer, it shouldn’t take 2 to 5 years!” My belief is that workshops […]
Love After Trauma Healing Is Different … But It Can Be Better
“It’s like everything is changing! That’s not a complaint. But it’s like we’re having to learn to do everything in a different way. Are we on the right track?” My clients were sincere in their question … and they were right on! Love after trauma is different. It’s kinda like the first relationship is mostly […]
The Body Does Keep the Score … But So Does Love After Trauma
“Why has it been so hard for me to love? I had no idea it wasn’t some kind of loaded gun … That I was pushing away … Or that it could be such a wonderful thing!” my client confessed after he and his wife had practiced all week. If you missed the healing […]
When Love Hurts: How Trauma Affects Our Ability to Love — and How to Heal It
“I just don’t know if I will ever ‘get’ this thing about love. I even googled to see if there was a ‘Love for Dummies’ edition. I really need help with this …” my client said in a tone practically begging for help. Love. What a “hot” topic. We talk about it more than […]