Recognizing the Trauma Response For those of us with trauma baked into our life experiences, it can be an accomplishment in and of itself just to learn to recognize when…
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The Power of Working with Thought On the variable, exciting terrain of the recovery journey, it is often helpful to address the role of thoughts in our addiction. As the…
The One thing We Have to do to Recover There is only one thing we have to do to recover – develop a loving, personal, close relationship with our Higher…
A Path to Inner Unity Internal Family Systems, also known as Parts Work, is a notably effective approach for dealing with addiction and trauma, that’s why Villa Kali Ma has…
Ego is A Bit Extra The AA slogan Easy Does It is one of my favorites. For those of us used to the forceful, bombastic energies of life under addiction,…
This post is part of a series of modern love letters to the 12 Steps. To start at the very beginning, read To Whom We Owe Our Recovery: Modern Love…
This post is part of a series of modern love letters to the 12 Steps. To start at the very beginning, read To Whom We Owe Our Recovery: Modern Love…
Why We Stopped Singing All children love singing. If we don’t love singing anymore now that we’re adults, it’s because we lost our ability to feel safe and loved enough…
Sometimes we must be reminded that healing isn’t as complicated as we think it is. Yes, life is complex, adaptive, and emergent. There are many factors involved in making it…
The Paradox of Human Life The paradox of human life is the fact that although we are all one, we are also unique. You could also say the opposite –…
