July 15, 2022
“Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard...
July 11, 2022
The full Buck Moon is July 13, 2022 at 1:38 PM in Chicago. It’s a Super Moon. The velvety antlers of male deer which...
May 13, 2022
Below is Sarah Westbrook’s “Heart Treatise,” given as part of her speech at Heartwood’s Spring Event: Planting Seeds of Health & Hope: Emerging Strong...
April 24, 2022
Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. come, even if you...
April 17, 2022
When my daughter was very little, she used to cover her eyes, and pretend that I couldn’t see her. She’d giggle with delight as...
January 29, 2022
“…instead of struggling to erase what are referred to as negative emotions, we can learn to use them in positive ways. we could describe...
January 5, 2022
Northwest CASA is seeking a trauma therapist for the new year. Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred but not mandatory. EMDR training and support will be...
December 7, 2021
“And if you cannot find your way out of the darkness I will sit there with you and show you the stars.” N.R. Hart...
November 2, 2021
“To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.” ~ Stephen Levine I’ve been thinking about connection as healing…...
September 21, 2021
Okay, just reading an article about wearing a mask might have made your body shift in a particular way. Did your shoulders tense up?...