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The Bricklayer’s Dilemma: Walls vs. Boundaries in Healing boundaries changing behaviors courage Mar 21, 2025

There’s an old saying: "Good fences make good neighbors." But I think whoever said that never had to rebuild themselves from the rubble of trauma. Because when you’ve been hurt, a fence doesn’t feel l...

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Lessons Learned From My Canine Teachers changing behaviors courage emotional regulation growing forward healing trauma Mar 07, 2025

The chaos erupted in an instant—one moment, there was tense stillness, and the next, a blur of teeth, snarls, and frenzied movement shattered the fragile peace we had known. The air was thick with the...

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Uncovering the Great Unknown changing behaviors courage creativity for healing healing trauma Feb 21, 2025

"Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen."   

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Loving Your Inner Child: The First Step to True Healing changing behaviors courage growing forward healing trauma inner child Feb 14, 2025

Imagine you're on a plane, and the flight attendant reminds you: "Put on your own oxygen mask before helping others." It’s a simple instruction, yet so many of us ignore it in our own lives. We push t...

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The Thing About Struggle courage healing struggle Feb 07, 2025

"You will never forget a person who came to you with a torch in the dark."  M. Rose

 

The thing about Struggle is that everybody has it, everyone can see it and most people would rather run away fro...

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The Art of Becoming changing behaviors courage creativity for healing growing forward hearing triggers understanding resilience Dec 06, 2024

When the brush hits the paper the bristles lead the way.  The colors are picked randomly as they come to me.  Today I sit in my cold studio and open the palette of options.  Watching my neighbor sweep...

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When the Drums Cry changing behaviors courage indigenous drumming circle northern cree trauma your healing journey Nov 22, 2024

Here I sit in the middle of 1000 people who had consumed the conference learnings for the last three days.  I realize that I am in the middle of the room and escape will be difficult. Sitting in cerem...

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The Art of Survivor and the Reality of Courage changing behaviors courage growing forward healing hearing triggers Oct 15, 2024

"When The Going gets tough, the tough get going."

This phrase came about as a motivational technique to entice athletes to overcome the hardship of competition.  It is meant to encourage those athlet...

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The Vow & Other Tales of Healing and Hope courage growing forward resilience self acceptance self love the dance of growth Sep 10, 2024

"Love yourself first because that is who you will be spending the rest of your life with."

 

 I am sitting on my bed with cloths all around me. We are getting ready to head out to Westlock, Alberta ...

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Living Life By the Drop changing behaviors courage creativity for healing growing forward healing hearing triggers the dance of growth understanding resilience Sep 10, 2024

"No wasted time, we're alive today

Churning up the past, there's no easier way

Time's been between us, a means to an end

God it's good to be here walking together my friend"

Stevie Ray Vaughan


To...

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Keep Calm and Swim On: Resilience Techniques for the Win changing behaviors courage growing forward healing resilience understanding resilience your healing journey Sep 10, 2024

"I visualize to the point that I know exactly what I want to do: dive, glide, stroke, flip, reach the wall, hit the split time to the hundredth, than swim back and forth as many times as I need to fin...

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Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: A Dance of Growth changing behaviors courage growing forward healing hearing triggers the dance of growth trauma Sep 10, 2024

"I am not okay

I'm barely gettin' by

I'm losing track of days

And losin' sleep at night"

Jellyroll

 

If there ever was a theme song that describes the life of a trauma survivor, this is it. I ha...

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