Two books with provocative titles prompted this blog. First, Understanding Suicide’s Allure, by Dr. Krippner*, et al. And One Mind: How Our Individual Mind is a Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters, by Larry Dossey, MD. The following is an overview of...
My dear community, The body tells the truth Memories and emotions, buried in our bodies, can create painful tensions. We especially carry these tensions in the neck and upper back (between shoulder blades). Our body reacts with aches and pains. Yes, the body tells the...
My Dear Community, Recently, I spoke with a grieving woman who lost her child by suicide 19 months ago. She asked me, “How did you move forward after your son’s traumatic death? Talk therapy just does not work.” I paused, took a deep breath and began… Four years...
My Dear Community, The words we allow and the words we speak to ourselves in our minds leads to self-loathing or self-love. Life or death. Self-loathing – the path to death April 20th approaches. And it’s the 20th anniversary of the Columbine shooting. I remember the...
The Signs Beckon The signs beckon me, calling my name. Come in Today! Store closing. 80% off. Everything must go. I’m a retail homing pigeon when there’s promise of a “deal.” (Guest Blogger, Jolene Weir, R.N) It always happens. It doesn’t matter what...
Trauma and Loss are a universal part of life. All we need to do is turn on the nightly news. Yet the violence, displacement and tragedy really isn’t happening to us, until it does. The destruction of our mobility with a fall, bike or auto accident. The natural...
