Building a Therapeutic Village for Mental Health Support

This post was prompted when a random mental health professional online chose to delete my comments. **once again proving my point** This has happened many times and it doesn't matter that my comments are civil and simply speak to my experience. How do we create alternatives? I like to think of what a therapeutic village might look like.

The empath / narcissist dynamic

In fact these are the same WOUNDED folks involved in different aspects of the same dynamic.... Collapsing the frames allows one to step back and have a larger perspective. It's also okay when we need to use these frames for utilitarian purposes. It's also good to remember they are simply frames. ...

this animal body

***Get to know the animal within...she's the Goddess too. There is no separation...we are animal...we are divine in that we have the capacity to experience the oneness with all and that goes well beyond the body...it's important to not leave out half of the equation...to be grounded, knowing and healing the body is an imperative...... Continue Reading →

The Trauma that Blinds Us

by Georgi Johnson Trauma can be like a repeating record, a time-loop, circulating through another kind of time. The same octave notes keep repeating, said one writer, until they get heard. Yet many trauma therapies come short in matching the compulsive sense of truth that can be the perfume of most traumatic experiences. ...

This is it. This is your life. There is no do-over. This is it.

As soon as we let go of the notion that there is the possibility of a life other than the one that is, we move away from suffering and into a deeper level of peace and acceptance. There isn’t some other reality that would be a better chance for you to accept yourself than this one. This is it. Pay attention. – Cheri Huber

Narcissist…the evil other

Narcissist the evil other: The below is a response to this article and others like it: How Narcissists Play the Victim and Twist the Story In general, these articles about narcissism contain lots of projection and an incapacity to actually look at oneself. Meaning the author is not looking at themselves or so-called regular people... Continue Reading →

Speed kills…

by Paul Woodward: Social media has fueled a contagious desire for being heard and seen, creating a rush onto a public stage where presence takes on more importance than performance. ...

What Spirit Rock’s Statement on Buddhist Teacher Noah Levine’s Misconduct Reveals – About Spirit Rock

By Will Hall The highly popular US Buddhist teacher Noah Levine was recently barred from teaching by the Spirit Rock Buddhist retreat where he trained, and his authorization as a teacher revoked by his mentor, Jack Kornfield, one of the world's leading Buddhist teachers and leaders. Levine, author of Dharma Punx and celebrated for his... Continue Reading →

Our conditioning is part of our toxic load

Our conditioning is part of our toxic load. You take down the conditioning the whole entire toxic load comes down. They're the same thing. Food and other environmental insults become less dangerous as we peel off the layers of crap we've taken on. Yup, below Vito speaks to a beautiful truth said in brief. It... Continue Reading →

Emotional, physical, spiritual, trauma based healing

this is true of all illness or dis - ease of any kind. Emotional, physical, spiritual, trauma based or otherwise. I love these two paragraphs-- it's what I say over and over and over again in my work. We're all different and our healing paths are all different. There are as many paths to wellness as there are human beings. ...

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