Trauma & therapy
Healing from trauma is a journey that requires support and guidance. Our contributors explore the impact of trauma and grief, as well as various therapeutic approaches available to aid recovery. Learn about different types of trauma, signs and symptoms, and effective therapy options.
Is Berberine Nature's Metformin? The Proven Results Say Yes
Berberine isn’t just a traditional herbal compound, clinical evidence shows it can match metformin’s blood‑sugar‑lowering effects while also improving lipids and inflammation with a generally gentler...
Living with Trauma, Finding True Faith, and Traveling the Long Recovery Road Back
As America approaches 250 years, I find myself reflecting less on celebration alone and more on what truly sustains a nation. Peace, order, and ordinary daily life do not maintain themselves. They...
Not Everything Needs a Prescription and How a Holistic Approach Leads to Better Healing
Healthcare is undergoing a subtle but significant shift. Increasingly, people are asking not only how to relieve symptoms quickly but also what those symptoms might be revealing about the body’s deeper...
Sometimes My Clients Get Angry at Me, and Why That’s Such a Good Thing
Ahhhhh, “therapy”, what does that word make you think and feel? For most of us, it conjures a peaceful sanctuary in which a beautiful, plush velvet couch sits, a box of tissues on the side table, and...
A Transformational Retreat in Colombia Called Beneath the Stillness
Hosting this retreat and witnessing how everything came together was truly special. A neighbor who had recently passed away was honored throughout this experience. Her two daughters and...
A Guide for Those Supporting Trauma Survivors
Three years into my healing journey, my husband said, "I love you, and I want to support you, but sometimes I don't know how. I'm worried I'm making things worse. Can you tell me what you actually need?"
Are We Raising a Generation of Mouth Breathers?
For many parents, an open-mouth posture, a snoring child, dark under-eye circles, or crowded teeth may seem relatively normal. In today’s world, these signs are so common that they often go unnoticed.
The Cause Was Always Me
I was eight years old when my father put my sister and me on a plane and moved us to the other side of the world. We were told our mother didn’t want to see us anymore, that she was dangerous...
Rewiring the Brain Through Movement and Why Posture and Balance Matter in Child Development
As parents, we often think of learning as something that happens at a desk through books, language, and structured lessons. Learning actually begins much deeper in the body. Before a child can comfortably focus...
What EMDR Therapy Is, How It Works, and Why It's Gaining Popularity
If you have been hearing or seeing people online talk about receiving EMDR therapy and have ever wondered what it is, this article is for you. People have been talking about EMDR for years since it...
Back Pain That Responds to Acupuncture
A licensed acupuncturist explains how acupuncture supports lower back pain, SI joint dysfunction, and piriformis syndrome without relying on medication. Back pain is one of the most common reasons adults...
Harm Reduction or Bust
Total abstinence or failure! That’s what 9 out of 10 traditional programs, specialists, and addiction treatment experts will tell us. However, while the accidental overdose crisis reaches epic proportions...
What Mainstream Treatment Misses – The Soul, the Nervous System, and the Future of Holistic Healing
For decades, mainstream mental health treatment has centered on cognition and behavior as the primary levers of change. These approaches have helped many people, yet a growing number describe a...
The New, Therapeutic Psychedelic Groove and Healing the Mind While Risking the Spirit?
The "War on Drugs", nee, "The War on Drug Users", indoctrinated generations of Americans into believing that psychedelic drug use would lead to depravity, delusion, destruction, and death. This has...
Lessons Learned from My Grandmothers and Clients About the Human Spirit and Resilience
Resilience is rarely taught in theory, it is lived, witnessed, and passed down through the quiet strength of those who endure and keep showing up. This deeply personal reflection traces how generational...
