I know it takes a certain kind of courage and care to dive into learning more about grief and trauma. I want to fully acknowledge that and commend you for showing up for both yourself and your community.
Because, as we heal, we help create the conditions for others to do so as well.
Knowing this, I commit to holding space with care, accountability, self-awareness, and respect. I want to honor and give credit to the teachers, bodies of work, and the indigenous wisdom that has informed my own practice in different therapy modalities.
I will tell you more about my background over time, as we get to know each other.
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Today we are celebrating the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and also the beginning of the 12 days of Yule, which begins on the eve of the Solstice and ends on New Years Day. It is a time of deepening into the dark, with the knowing that as the wheel turns, the light returns. Everything is always changing
As I write this I am listening to the cacauphony of birds gathered around our feeder. I’m feeling grateful to have so much beauty gathered here. I think there are over 10 different species of songbirds coming and going, as well as the brilliant blue Stellar Jays, Doves, and this morning I saw a Hummingbird
🍂 The wind and rain have been keeping me awake many nights these past few weeks… I can’t help but LOVE these autumn storms that are making the ocean rage and the trees bend. It’s so powerful!! It fits the intensity of emotions running through the collective nervous system recently. I want to remind you