Grief is taboo in our culture. We have lost touch with communal grieving rituals that create a space for us to wail, lament, and mourn.

Pain can make you want to die, can make you want to leave and shut the door behind you. My pain makes me die and makes me live. It is my...

How much of how we live our lives revolves around a deep feeling of not being enough? Enough, just as we are, to be worthy of money, of resp

A luminous being appeared to me, telepathically explained they were the spirit of chuchuwasi, then became so bright and powerful that I...

My tween years were filled with adventures, made invaluable by my close-knit and friendly circle. I remember spending a whole summer at an o

After a recent session focusing on inner child healing, a client of mine wrote this beautiful poem. I received permission from her to share

You’re a woman in her early thirties, dressed nicely, and on the bus coming home from work. It’s about 7pm, and dusk is arriving. You take y

When I was born, I was given up for adoption. It would take me nearly thirty years to understand how much this has affected me. Speaking as a fellow sufferer and an enthusiastic researcher, I know that developmental trauma comes with challenges not necessarily faced by those enduring adulthood shock trauma. It has taken me nearly five years of working with Somatic Experiencing (SE) to become regulated enough to write such a blog post. In SE and several other forms of somatic

Another reason to do psychotherapy is that we are all fucked up in some ways. Depending on your social situation, privilege, and culture, th

In mental health and therapy, a holistic approach that acknowledges the intricate connection between the body and mind has gained prominence.