Why No Contact is not Always the Answer
A closer look at the constant advice of going no contact with your abuser. What happens when your don't have that option?
When the Rain Stops
And then, piece by tiny piece, we put together a new picture of our becoming. The image is different, that's true, but is that such a ba
Daily, Tiny Steps Toward Our Future
The mind does not accept BIG changes easily. Generally, this causes a stress signal in our nervous system, resulting in a fight or flight -
Feeling Small in the Face of Truth
Standing in the face of all this TRUTH, a changed reality, we can all feel small. Truth is big! And it can overwhelm the most determined of
The Battle for Courage & Strength
I'm led to talk with you about why we need to be strong. Why we push ourselves minute by minute to grow, expand, take that next courageo
My Embarrassing Yoga Story
Part way through the class, the tears began to stream down my face. I couldn't stop them. I spent the rest of the practice swallowing
Tornado of the Mind - My Massive Counter Attack
Hi and welcome back to The Art of Onward - where I'm Using My Story to Inspire Yours. There are so many aspects of emotional trauma -...
Loving Your Self
The relationship we cultivate with ourselves is the longest, and most important of all. No matter what, where, how, every evening we look ou
You Are Not Alone
As I look back on those early, and dark, days, I now know I was surrounded by love, my angel was there, in his most common, invisible form,
Baby Steps to Healing ...
January 11 today, and the positive, empowering, inspiring, exciting messages are still everywhere. All over social media. If trauma is...