As a trauma therapist, I have sat with clients for about 15,600 hours and held anger (back of a napkin calculation).I have sat with myself and held my anger.Anger is often protective – when we talk to anger, it will …
Tag: grief
Remembering Olive
Oli passed away in June 2021 at nearly 17 years old. We joke that she was our first baby because we had her before our children. In many ways, she trained us in how to be parents. How …
Grieving Your Childhood
So many people have a childhood that needs to be grieved for. It is appropriate to grieve your childhood if: You were parentified You were bullied by a sibling There was a lot of violence There was a lot of …
It’s Okay To Feel Grief For Your Childhood AND Be Grateful For Certain Aspects Of It.
Can I hold BOTH the things I feel grief around AND the parts that made me happy? It is often difficult for the mind and body to hold BOTH, this is part of the work I do in therapy with …
Day of Mourning
I allow myself to feel this grief—the pain of it all. Day of Mourning. Love Jen
Is Disconnection From Nature, Others, And Self The Cause Of Much Of Our Suffering?
I just finished a discussion with one of my supervisors around connection. I have a deep feeling that if we were more connected many of our problems would improve, especially in the field of mental health. When I stop and …