There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Method to Connecting with Guidance—Especially When it Comes to Trauma
t would be great if connecting with our soul guides was as easy as plugging in an electrical appliance or adding a new mouse to your computer. Plug-and-play guides. I’ll recommend that to my guides and see if they can run that up the chain. “It...
Cuomo Resignation Can Be a Trauma Trigger
Andrew Cuomo has resigned as governor of New York.Whatever you feel about this is valid. He is a complex human being. He held a great deal of power. He used some of his power to harm others irreparably. He used some of his power to lead. Most importantly, this news is...
Can You Always Choose Your Feelings?
To all the people who keep insisting that you always get to choose what you feel: This is NOT true for trauma survivors OR people coping with health issues OR people grieving the loss of a loved one. PTSD is not a choice. Depression is not a choice. Anxiety is not a...
Is Uninvited Criticism the Enemy—or Is It Us?
ental blocks. Distorted thinking. Cognitive distortions. Stinkin’ thinkin’. There are a lot of names for it, but these are all ways to refer to a pattern of inaccurate thoughts or beliefs that keep us stuck and unable to heal old wounds and trauma....
Guides Can Be a Source of Support
I’ve talked this week about trauma, especially unsupported trauma. This is where an event or situation takes place that overwhelms a person’s nervous system (their fight/flight/freeze/fawn response gets stuck in the “on” position), their brain senses a threat to them,...
What “living the life you’ve always wanted” really means
I say that I’m about helping people to live the life they’ve always wanted, the life that they were taught they couldn’t have or didn’t deserve. Let’s talk about what that means. And what it doesn’t. It doesn’t mean that all your wishes will come true or that your...
Set in Motion
SET IN MOTIONThis is how everything changed.This is how a life was saved.This is my story.Trigger warning for a brief mention of past suicidal intention.Also, bonus content in the last minute.https://youtu.be/MGMtIuwkXU0
Soul Guides: What I Do . . . For You
Can you guess which of the following paid occupations I've NOT had?1. Law clerk2. Mental health counselor3. Journalist4. Researcher.....That was...a trick question. I've had all of them. But I want to talk a bit about my work as a mental health counselor.In the early...
Am I Worthy of Divine Guidance?
ou’ve probably seen the memes: the text I have a feeling my guardian angel looks like this often and a photo of an angel statue facepalming. It’s meant as humor, self-deprecating though it often is, and it hides a very real fear that no one wants...
One Year Ago Today
One year ago today was the last time I gathered with people who were not my household family members or medical personnel for required medical appointments. One year ago today was the last time I hugged a friend.One year ago today was the last time I ate in a...
