My first thrilling foray into mushroom hunting. I cooked about 10 pounds of them today. They're amazing I didn't even pick a third of what was there. I'm so excited these are highly medicinal and delicious both. Medicinal mushrooms have been helping me a lot every fall -- the rest of the year I can't... Continue Reading →
The more severe the trauma is the less the pop-culture trauma fad is resonant or safe. Be careful out there. A lot of so-called trauma therapists are grossly undertrained and frankly dangerous for the most sensitive and highly traumatized. (update 2026: This has become more of an issue as more and more of the helping professions jump on the trauma informed bandwagon. Unfortunately few people in these positions have truly done their own work. For the most vulnerable and traumatized, it's really a mine field out there)
first! thanks to those of you who have made donations towards my yoga teacher training. I'm now officially enrolled. I'm excited. It's the first ongoing commitment I have made (outside of my home) in 10 years. I was explicit about my limitations and they remained enthusiastic about my participation. I will continue taking donations. I've paid for one third of the $3000 tuition fee. I have until June to finish paying in monthly installments. Any help will continue to be much appreciated. ***and now some regularly scheduled odds and ends for your perusal:
