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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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
A client once told me, “ I keep referring people to EMDR therapy, but they aren’t getting what I’m getting with you!” The content of The EMDR Readiness Course represents much of what I have identified is that difference. I crystallized the most powerful components of the work I do with clients to […]
“Over. It’s over, she said. It was many years later when the quiet realization dawned on her. It’s over, her heart whispered.” – Lang Leav PTSD is said to be a disorder of time and space – the nervous system becomes confused and reacts in the present as if it is the past – it […]
“We are learning to live again, and, for many of us, it is the first time.” – Emilie Autumn This honestly brings tears to my eyes, as it makes me think of my clients doing the work of EMDR therapy to repair what – for most of them – has been a lifetime of trauma.
“The question we should be asking is not WHAT’S WRONG with that child but WHAT HAPPENED to that child.” – Oprah I am ecstatic that this much needed paradigm shift is beginning to occur – and that Oprah is using her powerful voice to help it gain traction!!! Oprah’s presentation on Developmental Trauma is airing […]
“There are wounds that never show in the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” – Laurell K. Hamilton The places that hurt – even if they are deep inside invisible to others – deserve to be acknowledged, held gently, and honored as valid. They don’t have to measure up to […]
