Do you find that you are overwhelmed with work, task lists, and obligations? Since you’re reading this, we can safely say you are alive and a member of today’s society, so your answer is likely yes. This month’s theme is all about play, not work, but in order for anything to be playful, we first […]
Want to Play More? Learn How to Rest
That Time I Nearly Attacked a Complete Stranger at a Bus Stop in Rome
Have you ever felt like there is something in you that still needs healing, but it’s something you can’t quite pin down with words? All the therapy, processing, emotional thought work, and even physical release techniques just don’t seem to work, but you still have a sense there is some soul shrapnel that needs to […]
Battle Tactics: Recognizing the Freeze Response
I’m sure you are familiar with our instinctive fight or flight response to immediate threat. What you might not be aware of is the third response called freeze. I’m writing about this because learning of it was incredibly helpful for me in terms of trauma recovery. Peter Levine, in his book Waking the Tiger: Healing […]