*Author Note* If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. Today I want to talk about Dreams. Not the nocturnal ones. The heart ones, the depths of your soul ones, the passion and purpose ones. Let’s…

*Author Note* If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. One of my most favorite self-practices now but that was the hardest to learn and utilize was compassion for myself and then for others. The dictionary…

Author Note: If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. We have spent so many episodes together discussing the twists and turns of the Trauma Recovery Journey — the wild, unpredictable, deep, and exhilarating road that…

Author Note: If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. Today is our last Wellspring Wednesday for Season One. While it has been an honor for the last six months to share internal resources, self-care advice…

Author Note: If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. What better way to end Season One of all these Monday meditations than with Zen — which is a Japanese translation of the Sanskrit word meaning…

Author Note: If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. Commonly considered a spiritual practice, yoga itself comes from a Sanskrit word meaning “to unite”. Essentially, yoga is about uniting the body and mind. This practice…

Author Note: If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. So, YOLO, right? You know — You Only Live Once. The acronym is said to be similar to the Carpe Diem phrase, in that it should…

Author Note: If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. It’s common for Trauma Survivors to struggle with intrusive thoughts, compulsions, addictions, obsessions, or maladaptive (once useful, now unnecessary) coping mechanisms. I find it comforting to…

Author Note: If you prefer to listen or watch instead of or along with - Check out the YouTube video and/or the Podcast audio. Exposure Therapy is a type of behavioral therapy used to help people with fears and anxieties confront them in a safe setting through specific techniques aimed…