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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Look At What’s Inside!
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 […]
Trust Your Gut
“Never discredit your gut instinct. You are not paranoid. Your body can pick up on bad vibrations. If something deep inside of you says something is not right about a person or situation, trust it.” – Unknown I often observe to my clients that their experiences with early trauma seem to have given them spidey-senses. […]
For The First Time
“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.
You Are Not Alone
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring. All of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia As it is not only Monday – but the first Monday after Daylight Saving Time […]
A Beautiful Redemption
“No mud, no lotus.” – Thich Nhat Hanh There are some gifts that come only out of the darkest times of deepest pain – like the lotus from the mud, the rainbow from the storm, the phoenix from the ashes. For some it is intuition so sharp it is like a superpower – for some […]
Repair – So We Don’t Repeat
“We repeat what we don’t repair.” – Christine Langley-Obaugh A sad but hard truth. So often it is that we repeatedly find ourselves drawn into close relationships that parallel and repeat the patterns that hurt us growing up. Perhaps even more tragic is that we can also inadvertently step into patterns of treating others in […]