Previously I have posted on using various senses to ground when triggered. Today I want to cognitive grounding. Often the need for grounding comes from being overwhelmed by emotions in some way (right brain activation), so activating the logical/rational side of our brains (left brain)…

I recently finished this beautiful fantasy book, Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor. And in this book was this quote, “He looked him right in the eyes and saw a man who was great and good and human, who had done extraordinary things and terrible…

In the work that I do with traumatized folks, I find that there is often a fear of conflict. I think this is something that we learn in our American culture, and that gets heavily reinforced in toxic families. This makes sense, in unhealthy families…

Sadie awaits transport to the therapy office. As  a descendent of royalty and a therapy dog in training, she gets a raised platform seat so that she might watch out the window or lay down and await her chauffer to take her where she needs…

I love this quote from bell hooks, who was a Black American author and social activist who’s best known for her writings on feminism, race, and class. I believe the heart of justice in trauma work is also truth telling. So much of what is…

Touch is an important grounding skill & is available to you at all times. One way to ground is to touch one thing in your space, maybe something you’re wearing. This isn’t simply a casual touch, really focus on trying to describing what you’re feeling…