It’s Been 5 Years Since Lockdown

It’s Been 5 Years Since Lockdown

It’s three days until the 5 year anniversary of lockdown for my hometown. On March 16, 2020, the San Francisco Bay Area was one of the first to close everything. I remember the weirdness viscerally. One luxury remained. Since I live at the beach, I was...

Lissa On The Beach
How To Fill Your Tank When You Get Anemic On Life Force

How To Fill Your Tank When You Get Anemic On Life Force

In my next book Sacred Medicine, I divided up the healing tools shared in the book (which will be published by Sounds True in Spring 2022!) into two categories- energy transfusions meant to fill you with life force when you’re depleted, and trauma healing tools meant to plug the leaks or unblock where life force gets stagnant because of unhealed trauma. For those who are severely depleted, trauma healing may be premature. It’s better to fill your tank before you dive deep into potentially triggering territory.

We Need Trauma Recovery For Health Care Workers

We Need Trauma Recovery For Health Care Workers

Because I used to be a doctor, I have my finger on the pulse of what it’s been like to be a front-line Covid doctor, even though I’ve been safely sheltered in place since retiring from clinical practice over a decade ago. Among my friends, colleagues, clients, and family members are physicians and nurses who have been relentlessly exposed to the traumas of the front lines, not unlike battle-weary soldiers in seemingly endless wars. They have pandemic fatigue, and it’s brutal.