Browsing: Trauma

There is one sentence that can stop attempts to repair a tumultuous or estranged parent/child relationship in its tracks. For many, this experience may sound achingly familiar: An adult child is naming a painful experience from their youth, often something a parent said or did that hurt them. They are typically hoping to share the…

“Physical self-awareness is the first step in releasing the tyranny of the past.” ~ Bessel van der Kolk

The first time I meditated, I did it for the extra credit. My professor at my undergraduate university offered bonus points to anyone who took a meditation class at the campus health center, so I added my name to the sign-up sheet. Before the class started, we each rated our stress on a scale of…