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A Moment of Silence For George Floyd & Black Lives Matter
Yesterday was a momentous day for Civil Rights, when ex-policeman Derek Chauvin, who was filmed on video murdering George Floyd, was found guilty of...
Who Is The “You” That Will Come Out Of Quarantine?
We tend to think of our personalities as fixed and immutable, but, as this New York Times article suggests, we're more like sand dunes than...
Is Long Covid A Trauma Symptom?
Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering. - Peter Levine, PhD...
Why Do Innocent People Suffer Horrible Tragedies?
While making the final edits to my Sacred Medicine book, I asked one healer if she had a point of view in response to the question, "Why do horrific...
Oprah, The Royal Family, Mental Health, Racism & Being Shunned, Oh My!
I rarely follow tabloid stories about the royals, haven't had cable TV or an actual television in 25 years, haven't watched The Crown, and honestly...
What If You’re Not Broken? Understanding The Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model
Art Credit: Sierra Boggess Almost nobody made it through the last year without some mental or physical health impact. Even if you didn't get Covid,...
A Surprising Mystical Experience During Vaccination
Yesterday, I spoke to one of my neighbors who just got vaccinated. She wanted to tell me what a big deal it was for her to do so, given her...
Why Reflexive Rebellion Or Blind Compliance In The Face of Authority Figures May Be The Result Of Unhealed Bullying Trauma
My cousin Rebecca Bass Ching, an incredible Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist who is responsible for turning me on to IFS and introducing it...
The Difference Between Feeling Shame & Being Shamed
In comments on things I write about, I'm noticing something I want to make a distinction between. Sometimes I write something about the...
It Is Okay To Not Be Okay
In the Healing With the Muse community, our intention is to alchemize uncertain times into creative gold for the purposes of healing and being...
It’s Not “Cancel Culture;” It’s “Accountability Culture”
On the eve of Trump's second acquittal, my 15 year old daughter and I had a meaningful conversation about "cancel culture" (some call it "call out...
Why Trump’s Acquittal Is A PTSD Trigger For Everyone Who Has Ever Stood Up Against Abuse & Failed To See Their Abuser Held Accountable- And Why It’s Important To Be Gentle With Yourself Today
The Republicans let Trump off the hook, even though the Impeachment managers made a damning case against the former President and Trump's lawyers...