Category: Childhood Trauma
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What to do? – The Bystander Effect
I saw this video on a friend’s facebook page and it really made an impact, especially with what’s been going on in my life lately regarding speaking up and being authentic. Please watch the video – you won’t regret it!
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What Really Matters in Life?
I was recently on a WordPress course called ‘Where is Your Audience Hiding?’ It was quite good and went deeper than I though it would. I had to look at what makes me unique, why am I different, and why would someone want to read what I write and who would that person be. We…
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Fragmentation – Finding and Healing Your Lost Pieces
I was listening to a friend of mine as she was sharing her story about being in a very traumatic car accident many years ago. She said it took a lot of physical therapy and hard work to fully recover her body. However, she recalled, the panic she felt being trapped in the car while…
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Start Healing Life-Long Vicious Cycles and Triggers – Put an End to the Blame Game
Being triggered into a reaction causes you to behave in ways you wouldn’t dream of under normal circumstances, and once the dust settles, you most likely regret your actions and wonder why you couldn’t stop yourself – again. This occurs probably more often than you like. So, what can you do about it?
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The Inner Child – Lessons in Control
I’m reminded of a time when my inner child was desperate to control me, and everything and everyone in my life in order to feel safe. Here’s the story as it unfolded:
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The Journey to Self Love
Wouldn’t it be nice to live without self-judgment? It’s a bad habit. We automatically judge ourselves without realizing it. Have we been sold a line that we’re defective? Why isn’t self-acceptance the norm? How did we get to be so hard on ourselves?
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The Body Temple – Leaving is no Longer an Option
I just returned from a 21 day trip through Peru and Bolivia. When I was deciding whether or not to book the trip, I kept thinking: I don’t want to go to Peru or Bolivia, but I kept coming back to the idea that it might be worth it since a good friend and spiritual leader…
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Healing the Inner Child
There’s a wealth of information available to help with healing the inner child. For the purpose of this blog post, I’d like to share from my own personal experience. I’m not an expert on the subject in general, but I am an expert on successfully healing my own inner child. My hope is that in…
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Healing Fragmented Pieces Through Shamanic Journeying
My book, The Path to My Heart, is a story about my fragmented pieces coming back into my life for healing and heart integration. It was obviously time, but I had no idea it was about to happen. They came to life, one by one, with stories of their own healing adventure and a willingness…
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Understanding and Healing Fragmentation
I remember leaving my body a few times as a child, flying down the stairs. I recall waking up one morning thinking: Wow! That was fun, I want to do it again! At the time, I didn’t have a clue why this was happening. Now, I realize I dissociated from my body during trauma. This…
The Path to My Heart 