That Was Intense

We all experience the impacts of trauma whether we are aware or it is unacknowledged.  When it manifests in ways that hinder our momentum or growth, we must learn to sit with those feelings.  In order to adequately heal, we must learn to properly comfort ourselves in ways that correct the neglect.  Numbing or ignoring the injury only delays the inevitable.  Let the emotions freely flow through you and listen for the lessons.

Ouch: Growing from Grief.

 This past year has been full of loss. Living losses through appointments and relationships. Dying losses through the physical death of loved ones. These experiences have changed our reality. This became a season to re-examine how we look and function in the world. We are on another healing journey. Researchers Tedesi and Calhoun (2004) have given this experience the name “post-traumatic growth” that goes beyond resilience to improvement in our ability to function and adapt.