The Only Way Out is Through
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"Trauma comes back as a Reaction not a memory"
Bessel van der Kolk
A childhood filled with never knowing when the temperature was going to turn to rage - 200 blocks
Raised in a home lacking...
"Stay with me,
Let's just breathe
Practiced on my sins, never gonna let you win, uh-huh
Under everything, just another human being, uh-huh
I don't want to hurt
There's so much in this world to make...
I am fresh off of the snowshoes this morning. It is a warm day in March here on the lake and the entire hamlet is prepping for the annual ice fishing derby. Soon the ice will begin to melt away and...
"Mother, teacher, writer, betrayer, jokester, bitch, genuine, loudmouth, boat rocker, lover, analyst, bean counter, victim, bully, daughter, niece, grand daughter, friend, enemy, confidant,...
"The greatest warrior is the one who brings peace"
Cadmus Delorme
My journey creating the Whole and Capable Coaching website has lead me, yet again, down a rabbit hole. This week I was sharpening...
"Parenting in short, is a dance of the generations. Whatever affected one generation but has not fully resolved will be passed on to the next."
Gabor Mate
Good morning from my wee office in...
I am currently sitting in my office overlooking the lake and sipping a calming tea. The weather is blistering cold and there are no vehicles in sight. The only sound is the crisp wind off of the...
Recently I spent the holidays with my children in an vacation rental on the West Coast. It was a restful time spent playing games, travelling to remote places and creating memories. It did,...
"My tendency to want to hide away feels easier, and
The only way out is through
The...
I am horizontally testing my couch tonight which is probably a bad idea considering it is leather. The temperature outside is +36 in the shade and our lakeside wind has gone on vacation to the...