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The Danger of "Just Letting Go"
In many spiritual communities, there’s an emphasis on letting go: letting go of old patterns that are no longer serving us . . .


Tracking Trauma Through the Seasons
It is easy to feel overloaded with life, like everything is just piling up in a never-ending stream of to-do's. One of the best tools I have


Why SOMATIC psychotherapy...
If you will indulge me…Take your right hand and begin massaging your left index finger. Start out gently and slowly use more force so that y


What's Sensation Got to Do with It? Attending to the Body for Intuition + Healing
In the moments leading up to the kiss, if you are paying close enough attention, you will notice some sort of sensation: maybe flutters ...


Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: Working with 4 Phases of the Nervous System
In this video, you will learn the four phases of the nervous system response under stress and in safety, and a brief practice for each.


How Sexual Assault Can Go Unnoticed
Today we are looking at an important topic that has touched many of our lives. Watch the video below with Dara la Madrid to learn more on the


Grieving Heals: Meditations on Loss
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.


At Home on Earth: Lessons on Being Enough
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


Shadow Work: Finding Wholeness in Relationship
This isn’t a cliché post about overcoming a toxic relationship and moving on.


Plant Spirit Allies: Healing Trauma with Coregulation
A luminous being appeared to me, telepathically explained they were the spirit of chuchuwasi, then became so bright and powerful that I woke up with a gasp. This was my first encounter with a plant spirit. It came to me in a dream during my second week in isolation in the Amazon jungle. Chuchuwasi is a giant jungle tree, whose name roughly translates to “house of the heart.” I remembered only a moment from the dream, yet it was powerful enough to make me feel beyond any shado


Psychedelic Integration: Healing after Catharsis
Mushrooms, ayahuasca, marijuana, ibogaine, san pedro, cacao, and other psychedelics are now gaining enormous popularity all over the world


What Is Post-Traumatic Growth?
We've all heard of post-traumatic stress. But what about post-traumatic growth? Have you ever gone through something incredibly difficult, and noticed that, on the other side, you were a different person, stronger in certain ways, more sure of yourself, more able to ask for support, softer, or more boundaried? Looking for Strengths A concept from positive psychology, post-traumatic growth is one of my favorite aspects of being a therapist—I am able to witness and explore the
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