Species Extinction and the Memory of God

We are given the image of Gaia, the personification of earth as a female, to guide us…

I don’t go to therapy to find out if I’m a freak I go and I find the one and only answer every week

van der Kolk MD, Bessel (2014–09–25). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of…

Koster on Tanner and Eco-Theology

(Mary) Our very humanity and participation within the created order demands we take an eco-justice stance. Tanner makes a strong point about the shared status of humanity within the rest of creation; this she refers to as our “creaturehood.” God’s “radical…

Developmental Trauma & Rape of the Land

When we look at one aspect of an issue, without considering the issue in its full complexity, we miss a grander picture. For survivors of developmental trauma we can treat each individual diagnosis an individual presents with, but without address the toxic…

Owning Your Self

Van Der Kolk articulates trauma with deep clarity when he writes that the past cannot be changed but what can be dealt with are…

Tikkum Olam

Tikkum Olam Ted is a little boy who goes to great lengths to act in small ways on behalf of Planet Earth. He diligently recycles, gardens, watches his water use, and plants trees. Indeed, he is a true environmentalist! I first became familiar with Tikkum Olam Ted through a book my oldest son brought home…

“In extinction a darkness falls over the world not because the lights have gone out but because the eyes that behold the light have been closed.” — Jonathan Schell

Rosemary and Dirt

For our Trauma Symposium on April 5th, we will bring rosemary. Rosemary has been considered helpful for memory for many years…