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Piecing Together Our Past connection hearing triggers May 16, 2025

This morning, as the wind howls moving the icebergs on the lake I sit mesmerized by the details of the quilt top in front of me.  It is made up of all the funky fabrics from my childhood clothes.  T...

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The Myth of Hyper Independence connection hyper independence reading the room Apr 18, 2025

She was running late to the social gathering.  Being on time was her specialty but tonight she had slowed herself, not wanting to attend the meet and greet event.  She had never understood why they ne...

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Seen and Not Heard: The Silent Pain of Emotional Neglect connection emotional neglect generation x growing forward worthy Apr 11, 2025

She sat quietly at the kitchen table, her small fingers tracing the wood grain, eyes fixed on the patterns as if they held the answers she sought. Moments earlier, her innocent curiosity had been met ...

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Bridges, Not Ruins: Healing Relationships After Trauma boundaries connection growing forward healing trauma Mar 28, 2025

"The wound is the place where the light enters you." – Rumi

There was a time when I believed that some relationships were beyond repair. Trauma had left its fingerprints on everything—how I s

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