Trauma Recovery

We teach because we love. An “All Good Things” blog entry — by Jonathan Michael Saucedo *Emergency Codes, Methods of Communication, and Names Altered to protect privacy and safety for all involved. It’s been a minute since I’ve been on Medium or Substack. I talk about seasons here, and how all good things don’t necessarily end, they change like the seasons. As…

Waffling between commitment and defeat? — For being the woman of privilege that I acknowledge to be, I’m in a pickle. I’ve got a therapist and therapist friends. I’ve got a naturopath and a good family doctor, new experience with great specialists, and a few great friends. …

Self-forgiveness along with accountability can help us to heal “We have to bear our own toxicity. Only by facing our own shadows can we eventually become more light. Yes, you are kind. But you’re also cruel. You are thoughtful. But you’re also selfish. You are both light and shadow. I…

Take a clue from nature. How Animals Release Stress and Trauma Animals use movement to relieve stress and trauma. Humans can use movement to facilitate the movement of stress and trauma, too. In the book, Waking the Tiger, by Peter Levine with Ann Fredrick, they describe what happens when an impala gets chased by a cheetah…

Shouldn’t You Be Over It By Now? This past week I had a very traumatic event that happened and will be burned in my brain, the smell, the tactile feelings, the visual for the rest of my life. Afterward I talked to a couple of people, I got out my…