Moving Toward Healing
Yesterday’s post ended on a somewhat sour note: I had uncovered quite a bit of cultural trauma reflected in my inner voices. Even as I was writing it, I heard the question “okay, so, what am I going to do … » » » »
Tag Archives: cultural trauma
Exploring Fear
Let’s apply the more theoretical stuff from the last few days! Sometime last night, I woke up because my shoulders and upper back were hurting. They still hurt. I am not quite sure what’s causing it. I am guessing it’s … » » » »
Moving Toward A New Culture
What is getting in the way of living differently? Cultural trauma. That’s what I call the wounding that we experience by simply living in the Western culture. Men are raised to suppress their emotions. Women are raised to doubt their … » » » »
Healing Journey
I have decided to embark on a healing journey. Well, okay, so I have been on a healing journey for at least the last four years – ever since I quit my corporate job. It wasn’t a conscious choice, though. … » » » »
Being a Woman
A friend of mine helped me uncover an interesting dynamic that is playing out in my relationship with a man. Although I had realized before that I have internalized the sexism of the culture we live in, I had not … » » » »
Life Connections
On Saturday, I attended the Brighter Brains conference on artificial intelligence. Not that I am particularly interested in AI. There really is so much more that we humans need to do – and know! – before I would agree that … » » » »
Mirror, mirror on the Wall
I believe we need a mirror to fully know our worthiness. While we can increase our sense of self-worth to completely feel secure, our worthiness of love, belonging, and acceptance needs to be mirrored. In our culture, we are told … » » » »