you are the poster child of working trauma

you are the poster child of working trauma

I have a dearest who is not only a dearest of decades, but who is also a kick-ass therapist, and a trauma therapist at that. “You are the poster child of working trauma. You have done and do all it takes and whatever it takes to heal,” she said to me. “If there’s...
follow your fun

follow your fun

The weirdest thing is happening as I’m getting coached to prepare my keynote (spoiler alert – titled First Most Always…you know what that means!). Each time we go through a section, each time we have a session, we seem to end with the same guidance from my coach. “Be...
amazing grace was a trauma trigger this morning

amazing grace was a trauma trigger this morning

It was toward the end of the yoga practice, and I was in my zone. Grounded. Present. Strong and stretched. Then Amazing Grace came through the speakers. It is a beautiful song. It also was a church (cult) song. Sometimes it lifts me up and fills me with…well…grace,...
glorious year of joy

glorious year of joy

There is a cult hymn that can still go through my mind, that ends each stanza with, “glorious day of joy.” I am apparently reclaiming that hymn today, as I begin my glorious year of joy. As I’ve been realizing and sharing for the past few weeks, whilst the new year...