Turtles and Rabbits blog posts:
 Healing inspired blog posts written by a trauma expert with a lot of life experience

Job loss is something many families, including mine, are familiar with. I recently experienced back-to-back toxic work environments, surprisingly common even in my field, resulting in abrupt job loss. Today, the everyday struggles of the average American family are often ignored by those with economic privilege. It's uncomfortable to acknowledge unearned advantages, but it's important not only to understand it but to talk about it with your family. Some privileged individuals

I was recently on a radio show and was asked what we can do to help us through these difficult times in America,  from a therapeutic standpoint. There I was, a trauma expert asked to be on the show due to that, and I blanked when asked, “How do we get through this?” I looked at the guest who asked me the question, fear in my eyes. The answer is, I don’t know. This is beyond comprehension. This is an extreme, inhumane situation, and it’s normal for the mind to reject such a re

I started a podcast after a very challenging time at the beginning of summer. I was overwhelmed by old symptoms that I thought were gone...

https://youtu.be/iiaiX63kEqA Stine and Virginia are both powerful and highly ethical healers that I have had the honor of training with...

STOP TRAUMATIZING CLINICIANS I have been a long-time fan of two authors/advocates and the movement called Decolonizing the therapy space....

I recently spoke with another practice owner who stated that they try their best to make sure their clinicians are actively in their own...

Are you okay with not being liked? If you are a parent I am assuming the answer is "yes" haha but in general, are you okay with not being...

Grief shows up so often in sessions with clients. It also shows up in my life, daily. Grief about a version of me I randomly miss...

Holding space and being human I often tell my clients to give themselves more permission to be human. I see and hear a lot of self...

I was pleasantly surprised that my 13 year old son, his friend, my husband and my 10 year old son all wanted to go see the Barbie movie...