Personal Transformation as the Pathway to Peace
Three weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a week-long workshop on peace literacy, joined by several friends and colleagues. ...
The creative arts & healing trauma: An inner journey
Do you know how to heal? Do you know what another person needs in to heal? I have learned through my own experiences of healing and...
How Systems Potentiate Vicarious Traumatization
“This work is very hard work. People talk about vicarious trauma; my sense is that actually I have not had to deal with a lot of...
Waking Up and Growing Up
“A retreat is something that you do to retreat from all the ways that you normally retreat from your life. It is not a way to run off,...
New Years Reflections, Gratitude, and Looking Ahead
As 2016 drew to a close and the calendar page flipped to 2017, simultaneously marking both an ending and a beginning, it is customary to...
Election Trauma: The Path to Healing and Leadership
My prompt: Sharing the story about historical trauma and its expression in our urban struggle to people who have no relationships with...