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Post Traumatic Growth

There is a significant rise in the understanding and exposure to Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).  Note, I do not refer to PTS as a disorder (PTSD).  Some more progressive Somatic clinicians feel that PTS is a biological and evolutionary response to a traumatic event.  It is not a disorder but rather a naturally systemic and primal response to threat.  The concept of ‘trauma’ is becoming a more common sensitivity to psycho-social conversations.  As a person who has dedicated most of her life, education and career…

Light as a Feather: Meaning-Making & Inspired Living

I must have been about 7 and it was my first sleep over. Being a socially awkward child, I was freakishly nervous and cautiously insecure. I was also quite intrigued about the potential bonding that occurs between a young gaggle of girls. Little did I know it would be the introduction to a world of playful incantations and magic. Did you ever play the game Light as a Feather? One daring child lays on the ground, encircled by her clan,…