Transcendence

life coaching • trauma and transcendence

Intergenerational Trauma

I am currently working on a talk about intergenerational trauma. Simply put, what occurs as a traumatic event in one generation will be passed along to the next. This results in DNA abnormalities and leaves the next generation at risk for diseases and mental health problems

Personal Stories • trauma and transcendence • Uncategorized

My father’s birthday

We had a complicated relationship as I was growing up. I started out as his little girl, with whom he would wrestle and cuddle. For the first ten years of my life, I was treated similarly to my older brothers, so I became a tomboy with both barbies and dump trucks. I was a happy child for the most part, although it was obvious that my sensitive nature seemed like an affront to him at times.

life coaching • Social justice/action

For the Women

This is for women of a “certain age” who have not paid attention to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Religious trauma • Social justice/action • trauma and transcendence • Uncategorized

Combatting Religious Trauma

Today I want to talk about religious trauma. Given that our society is trying to move toward a Christian based Oligarchy this is likely to be the most common type of trauma experienced by the children of today.

daisies

life coaching • Personal Stories • trauma and transcendence

Ukraine and Soul Mates

All over the world people are sending messages of support and strength to Ukraine through the gift of daisies. They are bright reminders of hope, innocence, and purity.

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Nostalgia

September has always been a challenging month for me because the changing of the seasons brings with it, nostalgia. Dictionary.com defines nostalgia as a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life,… Continue Reading…

death and dying • Uncategorized

Grief and the Holidays

Remembering Those We’ve Lost and How We Move On The holiday season is traditionally one of the most difficult times for me. It not only comes to represent my financial shortfall; but also, the people with whom I no longer… Continue Reading…

death and dying

Remembering My Mother on Her Birthday

There is something incredibly special about birthdays. They mark our time here on earth in years, each one representing a specific set of memories that get stored in our hearts and minds, pulled out when something happens to trigger one.… Continue Reading…

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An Introduction to Dusty

  Have you ever met someone and recognized them at first glance? No, you’ve never met before, at least not in this physical time and place. There is an instant soul connection and you realize you’ve known each other forever.… Continue Reading…

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A Letter to My Younger Self

  Dear Beth, At fourteen, you know very little about the world. You are growing up in a small insular community where everyone you know has known you since birth. Until this year you’ve been relatively healthy, so the mysterious… Continue Reading…