PinnedJohn JenseninGrace Transforming TraumaInklings of a Problem: High School Social AwkwardnessI had known for some time that things in my life… weren’t working. At all. Anywhere close to what I saw people around me. Particularly…Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
John JensenThe World is Yet Again A Bigger Place than I ExpectedImagine growing up in a forest where all the trees are slanted 15° from vertical, all in the same direction. As a young sapling, you can…Oct 18, 2019Oct 18, 2019
John JensenLeveling Up into a Brick Wall of Self-HatredSince resolving the initial incest trauma, my life journey has been about integrating living life without it. That in itself has been its…Oct 17, 2019Oct 17, 2019
John JenseninGrace Transforming TraumaThe End of an EraOne of the tools I’ve used over the years in for my own growth has been Family Constellations. While often done in groups, it can also be…Jul 31, 2017Jul 31, 2017
John JenseninGrace Transforming TraumaEpic Badass Soul Alchemy in Actionoriginally composed 4 January 2015Dec 5, 20161Dec 5, 20161
John JenseninGrace Transforming TraumaWet Laundry, Knives and WarmthHave you ever taken laundry out of the wash before it’s gone through the spin cycle? when it’s all entangled, cold, sopping wet, and…Dec 4, 2016Dec 4, 2016
John JenseninGrace Transforming TraumaEquipping for the Long HaulOnce I knew what had happened, I started trying different approaches to find out what worked. It took a while to find dancing again, this…Dec 4, 2016Dec 4, 2016
John JenseninGrace Transforming TraumaRevelationI had graduated from college. The bar I went dancing in was closing. There was nothing left for me in Chicago, so I came home.Dec 4, 2016Dec 4, 2016
John JenseninGrace Transforming TraumaInklings of a Problem: College Try becomes College FailMy first two and a half years of college were, socially, more or less a disaster. Upon arriving in Chicago, I went to ROTC indoctrination…Dec 4, 2016Dec 4, 2016
John JenseninGrace Transforming TraumaDancingMy very first exposure to dancing was when I was a freshman at Garfield. I saw some other folks doing break dancing, I and I was both…Dec 4, 2016Dec 4, 2016
