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I often hear the pain of having a family that was really good at appearing ‘normal’ to outsiders. If you come from a family like that, I want you to know that I believe you. I believe that your experience was much different from the…

Healing can often feel impossible. So often I hear worries that the trauma has been with them for too long, or they are too old, or too broken. But as long as you are putting one foot in front of the other you can get…

This is important given our cultural view and narrative that those with disabilities are simply drains on the system and need to shoulder the burden of pulling themselves up by their boot straps. The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990…

Be curious. It is a good motto to live by. It helps keep us from jumping to conclusions, it keeps us more open hearted to others rather than assuming we know what is in another’s’ heart. In my work with my dissociative clients this is…

This country certainly socializes its children to respect what is seen as masculine – what is hard, aggressive, powerful, rational, etc. But nature seems to prefer balance. We need the soft, passive, emotional side as well. And these are simply generalizations. All people of any…

Forgiveness can be a powerful part of healing, but it is not, and cannot be a requirement of healing. That is because the importance of forgiveness is bound up in questions of morality and spirituality or religion. I find part of toxic positivity on social…