The Embodied Woman Program
Four years ago I was escorted off an airplane due to a severe panic attack. I had tried everything in my therapeutic tool kit to calm my body down but my nervous system was not having it. I was locked up in my body, operating 99.9% out of masculine energy and white-knuckling life. My husband […]
Coming out Feminist
Something shifted in me when Roe vs. Wade was overturned. I’ve never had an abortion nor would it be my first choice for an unwanted pregnancy but that does not give me the right to legislate another woman’s body. I remember being a 13 year old female growing up in the 90’s purity culture and […]
Women’s Healing Adventure: Costa Rica
I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a while since I took a group of women to Costa Rica on a healing adventure. It took me a while to process all the good that happened and of course life got a hold of me as soon as I landed back home. There were […]
Ch. 8 & 9: Ego Stories + Trauma Bonds
…”The damn dishes!” Have you ever been triggered by something like a pile of dirty dishes? I certainly have. Periodically when I walk through our garage my nervous system responds to the clutter and mess by sending me into FIGHT….like literally I want to fight someone or just throw everything out on the driveway with […]
Ch. 4 & 5: Trauma Body + Mind-Body Healing Practices
While reading about the trauma body in chapter 4 I had many flashbacks back to my childhood and other times in my life when my body seemed to fail me….or was it? I used to see my panic attacks and fainting spells as a bodily curse but now I see them as gifts or messages from my body tell me something very important.
Ch. 3 A New Theory Of Trauma
We all carry unresolved trauma. As we’ve seen, it’s not necessarily the severity of the event itself but our response to it that determines the imprint it makes…..When we do the work of resolving trauma. we can become more resilient. In fact, these experiences can become catalysts for profound transformation. -Dr. Nicole LaPera I have […]
Ch 2 The Conscious Self: Becoming Aware
How mind-blown are you after reading Chapter 2 of “How To Do The Work”? This chapter painted the picture well of how we stay stuck in reactive cycles of old programing. Like the client Jessica was trapped in her cycle of reactivity for years due to repressed grief, believing her thoughts, and a disconnection to […]
Pleasure and Purity: Releasing Shame From Your Sexuality
Pleasure refers to the experience of feeling good. Pleasure contrasts with pain and suffering and is related to value and desire. Why does pleasure matter? Pleasure is a birthright to enjoy the best of life…good food, great art, natural beauty, and great sex. Great Sex? Yes, great sex is a God-given birthright embedded into the […]
How To Talk To Children About A Pandemic
What to Expect When You’re Expecting is going to have to add a chapter to their book cause no one prepared us for this ?. I can honestly say that this is the weirdest thing that has ever happened in our lives. PANDEMIC, CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19…our children will never forget these names. Like the Bay Area […]
How To Know If Launching A Business Is Right For You
I’m guilty of looking at the careers of other’s and talking myself out of taking the next step because I’m afraid that it’s already been done, or that I’m not good enough or that there’s just not enough of the pie for me. Have you been there? You probably have, I think it’s a human […]
