Journal

Our journal offerings are where we share our experiences and learningthey are offered to give a sense of who we are and whether you would like to work with us:

What is Traumatic Stress?
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What is Traumatic Stress?

The heart races without warning. Certain sounds send your system into alarm that feels completely out of proportion. This isn't overreaction—it's threat responses taking over below conscious awareness. This is about traumatic stress and what makes healing possible

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Body Memory
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Body Memory

The mind may have moved on, but the body tells a different story. This is about how traumatic events are held as body memory—repetitive responses that persist long after conscious memory has tried to let go

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Black Goo
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Black Goo

Toxic shame teaches us to reject ourselves before anyone else has the chance. This is about meeting those parts we've spent years hiding and what can happen when we do

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The Ugly Duckling
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The Ugly Duckling

The ugly duckling story is three-quarters dark and one-quarter light. This is about the part we don't talk about enough—when kindness arrives but cannot be received.

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