healing trauma - Aging Abundantly

Banish the Darkness

I’ve come to see that when darkness resides in our soul it’s because we dare not look in the corners and crevices that contain our pain. We fear the darkness when we could choose to shine a light to banish it. A self-protective mechanism no doubt. Still…. In recent years, I’ve…

In Search of My Edges

I’m trying to find my edges. The perfect unfolding of a new beginning, a new drama that is directed only by me. As daft an attempt as this might be, it quickens my spirit and draws me forward. The edges of me, the beginnings, the ends, the boundaries of my…

Creating a New Life Free of PTSD Symptoms

Writing is one of my best defenses against the darkness as I endeavor to live a life free of PTSD symptoms. Sometimes things get in the way and interrupt the quiet time I need to write. Last week, my computer broke and I spent several hours getting it up and…

Getting to Know Our Body – Diet & the Healing Process

I learned so much about diet and the healing process wile working with Crystal (a highly trained Naturopath and RN) We have completed our work together for now, but I will touch base with her in August. Here’s a few things I’ve learned: 1. Our dietary habits impact on all…

A Reason to Journey On

Since last writing, I have been on a journey, both an exterior one and an interior one. We are all, everyday, journeying somewhere, whether we leave our home or not. There is so very much to learn about the nature of life, the gift of living, and our reason for…

A Grounding Place

I remember so clearly the first day I sat in the therapist’s office after the accident. I think it was almost a year later, and it was my husband’s therapist, not mine. We needed to work on our marriage. He was working on it. I was there trying to work…