by debra | Jan 6, 2024 | Personal Healing, Shamanic Healing, Spirituality, Trauma / Anxiety / Somatic Experiencing, Trauma & Anxiety
My niece’s second grade class did a project based on the children’s book Flat Stanley, a story about a little boy who wanted to travel. His parents were unable to take him, so he flattened himself down and mailed himself to where he wanted to go. Paige chose me to...
by debra | Mar 15, 2022 | Personal Healing, Trauma & Anxiety
Back in December, I felt nervous about my upcoming trip home to Minnesota to visit family. The anxiety slowly built throughout the month, and I attempted to manage it by keeping myself busy, being organized, and managing my schedule. Controlling my feelings and...
by debra | Mar 15, 2022 | Personal Healing, Trauma & Anxiety
I first began to notice anxiety in my mid thirties, still new to my spiritual path. After attending a weekend class where a significant piece of old programming released, I went home and began to integrate the shift. The next day I noticed an odd feeling in my chest....
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Shamanism, Spirituality, Trauma & Anxiety
Yesterday morning I reached for something in the cupboard and a vase leapt off the shelf and shattered into a thousand pieces when it hit the floor. I spent the better part of an hour vacuuming and cleaning up the mess. Glass shards flew everywhere. At first I was...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Energy Essentials for Empaths, Trauma & Anxiety
When we get triggered from something that reminds us of a past trauma, we tend to disassociate and leave the current moment. We may feel like we’re five years old again, reliving the time we fell off our bike and broke our arm. Although a normal response to trauma, it...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Energy Essentials for Empaths, Personal Healing, Trauma & Anxiety
I grew up in rural Minnesota in the 1960s and ‘70s where it was common practice to visit neighbors. Before I started elementary school and then over summers, Mom and I would occasionally have coffee with great aunt Florence. I would play by myself while they talked...
