Sophie is such a sweet sport about having regular baths so she doesn’t “smell like a dog” for work! I can’t imagine doing trauma work without the assistance of a therapy dog. Her ability to bring someone back to the present, calm their nervous system, help them laugh through their tears – far surpasses my […]
Little Brave One
“You are fierce. You’re a survivor. You’re a fighter through and through. Little brave, breathe. There is a warrior within you.” – Beau Taplin in “Lest We Forget” Learning to look at the little one – the younger self that went through whatever they did – with loving eyes is such a crucial part of […]
Worn, Cracked, and Dented
“You are worn and cracked and dented. And that is okay, because I have never heard of a clean and shiny sword that won a war.” – Erin Van Vuren Don’t give up fighting, dear Lionhearts. We have what we need – we ARE what we need – to win the battle each of us […]
Adaptations
“The habits you created to survive will no longer serve you when it’s time to thrive. Get out of survival mode. New habits, new life.” – Ebonee Davis I came across this quote and both nodded and cringed. In times of trauma, we often develop methods of coping that are the very best we can […]
Not Feeling It
Lionhearts, sometimes it is tough to feel our worth, our strength, our power. And, yet, we ARE worthy, we ARE strong, and we DO have far more power than we realize!! This photo is a friendly reminder for all of us to question those feelings of insecurity and inadequacy – and a bit of encouragement […]
It’s Tough for Every Single One of Us
“There are two types of people in life – people for whom life is hard, and then liars.” – Glennon Doyle So many of us are looking out at the world – and scrolling through our feeds – feeling deep down that we just don’t have the life others do. And we think it’s because […]
Be Brave
“Courage is a heart word. Be brave. Love hard.” – Brené Brown I love these words by Brene’ Brown and this wonderful Lionheart image from her team @themarblejar. It is SO challenging to live this way when we grow up without the consistent nurture, protection, and guidance of secure attachment! We often gravitate toward relationships […]
Just Because It Feels True
“The mountain is never as big as it appears. You’re never as small as you believe.” – Steve Marboli We can be so hijacked into believing something IS true because it FEELS true!! This is especially the case when we have a history of frightening or painful experiences. The reality based information often exists in […]
To Speak
“Darling, you feel heavy because you are too full of truth. Open your mouth more, let the truth exist somewhere other than inside your body.” – Della Hicks-Wilson A significant factor in trauma being trapped, unresolved in our nervous systems is the inability to respond in the way that we needed to at the time […]
Doggles
So much of what we do in my household involves the buddy system!! Jericho has been going with Sophie to her acupuncture appointments for a while now (the acupuncture works miracles for Soph’s hips and back – and their vet is wonderful and welcomes the bengals coming to increase their socialization and learn the vet […]