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An Islamic Woman and Her Abusive Culture
My peer support work with a woman survivor of Islamic Abuse. I share the challenges of working with a patriarchal culture normalized.
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Why freeze when we can feel the rush of survival and then live instead?
Mother Nature teaches us how to release the freeze by feeling the rush of survival and then moving on with life.
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The Revered Scapegoat – When one is lost in moral obligation to our threat
The Revered Scapegoat – When one is lost in moral obligation to our threat and develop “negative” coping mechanisms to survive.
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Mother Water to Regulate – Matriarchal Healing
Using Mother Nature’s element of water to regulate. A practice of Matriarchal Healing.
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The Pause – Returning to Wholeness
Enjoy a brief practice to return to wholeness and stillness from the busyness of mind, body, and life. Remove dissociation and numbness
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The Death of Heaviness
I float as light as air, feeling a bit like a ghost because it feels so unreal. Am I still here? It feels so light.My heavy body lies dead beside me. I fear that is the real me, and I am just floating in a non-existent realm of fantasy and…
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Buzzing – In Between War and Peace
In the stillness of peace is the remains of war – the buzzing of what was and what could be. How can I be powerful enough to survive war but not the buzz? Enjoy my poem and entry.
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Planting Spring Seeds of Healing From Harm
It’s the season for new beginnings. I find myself at a crossroads regarding my personal care, my professional endeavours, and my return to independence. How shall I plant the seeds I want to grow this spring?
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Before Him – Exclusive Content
Nearing fifty, how do I start again with so much more baggage and so less freedom?
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Before Him
I had a dream last night that I was back in the 90’s, before I met him, and I had a chance to restart my life again. Now I near 50 and have found that fire to do so.