…be going on. I moved it to a window, closer to the sun and to its tree relatives outside. It stopped shedding leaves within a day. I had found the…
…is inherent wisdom in trauma. Our body’s wisdom can take care of us by disconnecting from that which is too painful to bear. However, we are not meant to stay in…
…them to assume a contributing role in our society. School used to be outstanding at serving this function, not because of the curriculum however, but because students used to be…
…how depleted their parental power is. At the same time, they refrain from offering advice and “how to” recipes. Instead, they provide insight into our children’s needs and an invitation…
…our fingertips. We can even find them for free. Music. Movement. Writing. Poetry. Drama. Story. Our culture used to hold these as sacred for us, so we didn’t even have…
…of feeling coerced into youthful counterwill, we toed the precise lines he drew. Homework was to be handed in each week in correct order, in one format only, folded precisely…
…BC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mSrc0GFpJw [ii] Ellis, B.J., Boyce, W. T. (2005). Biological sensitivity to context: Empirical explorations of an evolutionally-developmental theory. Development and Psychopathology. V. 17,(2), pp. 303-328. [iii] Same as above….
…quite dedicated to ensuring our survival. So in challenging situations it is very normal for the brain to block out an emotional reaction in order to allow us to cope….
…so I did! So much has happened since then. This past summer Gail invited me to visit with her at her house. I arrived to find her home exactly how…
…consequences. Trauma had its crippling effects. Divorce had its fallout. Stress, in sufficient amounts, would lead to our undoing. The corollary to this idea is that good experiences (or the…