“I am constantly filled with a lurking loneliness, a yearning, clinging to the notion that something outside of me will fix me. But I had had all that the outside had to offer!” Matthew Perry, from Friends, Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry (or affectionately, Chandler from Friends to us) described it best…
A woman stands at the fridge, staring into its depths. It’s late at night, and she can’t sleep. She isn’t hungry, not really. Instead, she feels kind of empty, and deeply tired. Perhaps she also feels a bit sad, but can’t figure out why. She closes the fridge and listlessly wanders over to the cupboard….
Facing the Void: Healing in Therapy Moving through the Healing Spiral Healing in therapy can sometimes feel like a never-ending process. For those of us who have been on a healing journey for a while, it can seem like “when does this end? When do I get to be finished and be healed?” I often…
I was gardening yesterday and thinking about trauma recovery. I enjoyed the sunshine and dug up one of my garden beds to prepare for spring planting. One corner of my garden has been home to an invasive flower species. I have wanted that space for vegetables and decided it was time to dig it up….
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