healing trauma is first and foremost about
becoming an environment where healing happens
which means,
establishing safety
nudging my nervous out of fight, flight, and freeze
dropping away from unhelpful patterns such as "efforting" (or "avoiding")
learning to notice, to allow, to rest
to receive all the support
being given right now:
(this chair, this cool breath
the soft hum of
belonging
to life)
the body wants to heal
mostly its about helping the mind to stop interrupting
and get on board
as an ally
becoming an environment where healing happens
means finding and creating safe space...
in my day, in my home,
in my own mind and body
in my relationships....
and visiting,
often
it gets easier with practice
to become an environment of healing
for my child
my partner
my students
other people
once I've cultivated safe places
healing spaces
for myself
becoming an environment where healing happens
is counter-cultural, is a practice
an incarnational
annointing
a radical movement of
grace
the body wants to heal
the brain must only agree
to pause the big plans and endless pontifications
to gently stop, stop, stop
and turn toward that
holy whisper,
calling:
come home
dedicated to Amy B. Scher who told us it was possible
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