As we continue to process the time of upheaval we’ve experienced during a pandemic, this is an important time to learn about trauma and the responses… COVID and the Four Fs of Post-Traumatic Experience Great infographic about trauma responses
fawn
i started with a new therapist yesterday who specializes in somatic therapy and polyvagal theory. what i have been zeroing in on is my fawn response. i can physically pinpoint the moments when my nervous system floods with adrenaline. when it’s happening, i can basically picture what’s happening inside my body. these moments can be… Continue reading fawn
farewell, energy vampires
I am in the process of detaching from a toxic person with whom I worked for over a decade. Our relationship was always lopsided. She was one of the people i “pitied” and took under my wing out of “kindness” but when I really look at it I can see that I was using her… Continue reading farewell, energy vampires
4 keys to enjoying life and being happy
Be happy for others Have compassion for those who are struggling Celebrate those who do what we do and do it better Disregard the wicked According to Patanjali and the ancient wisdom of yoga as shared by my teacher today! i received a beautiful compliment from two fellow yogis today … they thanked me for… Continue reading 4 keys to enjoying life and being happy
go for it
holding back and not speaking up. this is the main way i betrayed myself for much of my life. now that i know it and can openly recognize and articulate it, i can also forgive. i have been speaking up a lot over the past week or two. one little action gives way to another… Continue reading go for it
boundaries
When i set boundaries i feel better about myself. When i express my authentic needs, thoughts, and feelings and request that others respect them, i serve myself and i grow my own confidence. Throughout my life, i have let go of unhealthy relationships. In the past i had a pattern of “taking pity” on certain… Continue reading boundaries
the loneliness of healing
i have read and heard about the loneliness of healing and now i am experiencing it. over the weekend i met up with my college friends for a mini unofficial 25-year reunion. the first day was lovely … until it devolved into heavy drinking, which made me uncomfortable and led to me withdrawing and going… Continue reading the loneliness of healing
I am healing
I have gotten or I am getting to the root. Sometimes it feels worse than being unconscious. But I trust it. I trust my own wisdom and my body’s wisdom about healing and my future. I see and feel my future self. She is wise, grounded, compassionate, non-reactive. She is unbothered and when a trigger… Continue reading I am healing
Sh*t my yoga teacher says
Life: it’s the only game in town and no one gets out alive. The cycle of life: we are born, we grow old and we die. Do you know what happens when you get what you want? Absolutely nothing! Yoga is all about taking responsibility for ourselves. We have no one to blame but ourselves.… Continue reading Sh*t my yoga teacher says
command the space you occupy
one of the things I will be leaving behind in 2021 is hesitance to own my accomplishments and talents. i heard a pundit say “command the space you occupy” and it resonated. my imposter complex sometimes results in me having extreme humility about what I have experienced and achieved. my yoga teacher often says, “have… Continue reading command the space you occupy
Healing in Plain Sight 