Last week I wrote that even when our bodies/nervous systems are being activated into fight, flight, freeze or fawn AS IF they are under threat (when our lives aren’t actually in danger), our bodies can be trusted. Further, I wrote that ‘Intensity does not always indicate Truth‘ and that it is important to learn to: discern […]
Expansion And Contraction
There’s a conversation happening in the Witchy Healer Wisdom School centered around the backlash that can happen after a time of increased goodness. For instance, perhaps you experience a much better day than usual – more connection, more joy and ease, more of a sense of aliveness, less physical pain even perhaps. And then, the […]
The Subversive Act Of Receiving Goodness
Last week in the Witchy Healer Wisdom School we practiced expanding our capacity to receive goodness. This is one of my most favorite topics to explore in that anything that is too much, too fast, or too soon for our nervous systems can be perceived as a threat and initiate a fight/flight/freeze/fawn response within our […]
What’s Beneath The Fear Of Punishment?
A while back I wrote a piece on the Fear Of Punishment. At that time I was becoming aware of just how much fear of being punished (for any/everything) controlled every aspect of my life. Since writing that article, I’ve continued to dismantle this fear – sitting with it, asking for the layers of it […]
11 Reasons Why Your Attempts To Heal Haven’t Worked (hint: it’s not you)
Today I’m here to offer up 11 reasons why it can be so difficult to heal when we grew up in a fundamentalist household, community, or culture. To quote Pat McCabe, Woman Stands Shining: “Christianity is such a foundational part of colonization that even if people aren’t believers, it is still in their field.” If […]