Reclamation & Revolution The reclamation begins as a whisper. A thought so foreign and intangible it floats by, fleeting and quickly escaping. The hunger for it resisted. The hunger for anything resisted. Muted, like every emotion you have felt or are afraid to feel. Stuffed down and filling you but never offering a fullness. It’s that fullness you avoid, anyhow. … Read More
Emotional Processing So what does it mean to process your emotions? Or “emotio…
Emotional Processing So what does it mean to process your emotions? Or “emotional processing?” This is said A LOT. I think it’s a term that most of us don’t really understand but we know it would be a good thing intuitively. Like exercise, omega three, flossing, more water…(note to self to do all those things). In short, emotional processing is … Read More
Growing What story grows within you? Waiting to be told. With plot twists and…
Growing What story grows within you? Waiting to be told. With plot twists and heartache, winding a path of its own. No comparison is needed. No other like it can be bought nor sold. Unique like you, yours yet untold. #shareyourstory #narrativetherapy #counselingworks #counseling #therapy #therapistsofinstagram #innerstrength Source
Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life a…
Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life and death. And everything in between. Sadness. Addiction. Depression. Recovery and rising again. None of it comes calm and clear. A million dreams and hopes and just as heavy a dose of reality. Hard times. And sharpe truths. Plans that don’t work out and decisions … Read More
Getting on with it. Now that my “vulnerability hang over” has subsided, I’m feel…
Getting on with it. Now that my “vulnerability hang over” has subsided, I’m feeling strong and confident about my interview with @invisiblescarspodcast and all that we covered in one hour. Check out the episode to learn more about PTSD, Complex Trauma, therapeutic modalities and techniques to aid in healing. I have heard it said “healing follows honesty” a term coined … Read More
I am a C-PTSD survivor. There. I’ve said it. Out loud. Loudly. That “diagnos…
I am a C-PTSD survivor. There. I’ve said it. Out loud. Loudly. That “diagnosis” (which technically doesn’t exists yet in the diagnostic manual) was proclaimed a few years ago, but I’ve always known. I’ve been in therapy most of my adult life. I’ve healed and continue to heal each day. And, I’m a therapist (and a dam good one), because … Read More
These words. These are the words I cling to. It feels like the mantra of my li…
These words. These are the words I cling to. It feels like the mantra of my life. A manifesto. Because life is amazing. The moments of illumination. And the moments of such devastation, the pain and loss is endless. And then it’s beautiful once more. The light comes thru the cracks of my soul and the stained glass of my … Read More
I know you think you’re breaking in half. The thing that has cracked you open an…
I know you think you’re breaking in half. The thing that has cracked you open and pulls you down, feels eternal. But you, my friend, were designed for this. To love and break and live to tell the tale. Maybe, if you are lucky, to do it all over again. We were made to find the magic and then hold … Read More
Haida Gwaii May 2023. These are definitely the moments I live for. Feeling so …
Haida Gwaii May 2023. These are definitely the moments I live for. Feeling so grateful for the experience of a lifetime. #haidagwaii #therapy #selfdiscovery #growth #counseling #grateful Source
Hey human. Hey human. Human with problems. With shame. With secrets. With f…
Hey human. Hey human. Human with problems. With shame. With secrets. With fears. With insecurities. With wounds. With guilt. I see you. Your troubled heart. You are more than your human problems. More than your addictions. More than your illness. More than your diagnosis. More than your story. More than your trauma. More than your pain. More than what was … Read More