Let’s be real. We have been traumatized. For the last four years, we’ve been living with an abuser and his enablers. So now that we’ve gotten to a space of safety and change, first (in the words of Ma$e and P. Diddy) it’s important to: Breathe. Stretch. Shake out everything that you’ve been holding in […]
The Time is Now for a New Game
I used to play games with kids in the therapy room. And yes, it was fun…sometimes. Until they switched the rules up on me mid-game. That’s right. No warning, no heads up. They just decided that they didn’t like the way the game was going, so “voila!” Just change the rules. Because, you know; that […]
Tips for Mind, Body, & Soul Healing for BIPOC During These Times
I recently had a phenomenal opportunity to record a tapping meditation for the Tapping Solution app for Racial Anxiety (you can find that HERE). As I continue to receive feedback and questions from so many not only within the states, but internationally, I’m realizing just how triggering and traumatizing the images on TV and social […]
The Psychology of a Protest
Let me paint you a little picture… Imagine you have a child. Actually 4. For some, that may not be hard to do. For the rest of you, bear with me. And then your oldest child was murdered by a complete stranger. Then imagine that, just by chance, another complete stranger murdered your second child, […]
Thoughts on War and its Mental and Emotional Effects: What Does Support Look Like?
I’m angry. That’s right. I said it. I’m more than angry. I’m pissed. I’m frightened. I’m scared. I’m disgusted. That we would go to war, or risk going to war, in the service of (at least) one man’s ego, is dumbfounding to me. Well, maybe not so much when you look at the (i.e., his […]