The Village Healer

depression

  • The Most Important Question

    Yesterday I had the immense privilege to co-facilitate a memorial service at a retirement village. Three beloved residents died within the past few months. Two, very unexpectedly and there was no time for good-byes. My co-worker and I designed a… Continue reading

  • Suicide Scapegoating

    So many messages these days telling people who are struggling to reach out. Fair enough, but part of what depression does is it mutes your ability to reach. If you are NOT depressed and you see someone struggling, YOU reach… Continue reading

  • Dark Night Of The Soul

    A dark night of the soul is not just melancholy or sadness or even depression. It isn’t a bad day or week or rough time. It is a spiritual transformation. A rebirth. A destruction for creation purposes. It is to… Continue reading

  • Holiday Grief

    “It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With marshmallows roasting and…” Except when it isn’t. Grief at the holidays is 1) normal, 2) inevitable the older you get and 3) more intense than any other time of the year.… Continue reading

  • What Is A Strong Person?

    On my Facebook page I asked “When you think of a strong person, what comes to mind?” Inquiring into behaviors, actions, thoughts and philosophies. The answers were many an varied. Some I resonated with, some I did not. What I… Continue reading

  • Anxiety Or Excitement????

    Did you know the brain does not distinguish the difference between feelings of anxiety and excitement? That feeling in the ‘pit of your stomach’ is a nondescript happening, that your brain interprets and labels. If you are prone to worry… Continue reading

  • Regret Is A Gift

    I aim to live my life with no regrets. Regrets indicate that the past is taking up space in the present. It is far better to live a life fully present to your highest best, thus avoiding future regret. However,… Continue reading

  • A Bit About Trauma…

    Everything we are, do, think and believe is connected to our Qi. Therefore everything we are, do, think and believe affects said Qi. Trauma is a significant disturbance in our Qi. Often it is actually a predetermined event…one we ‘planned’… Continue reading

  • I Love You

    My understanding of these three little words have transformed proportionately to my own evolution. As a child I had the most open concept of love. I loved everything around me. Every person. Every animal. Every tree. Every plant. Every space.… Continue reading

  • Progress Is Not Linear

    Bear with me now because the thoughts are running faster than my hands can type. Progress isn’t linear. I first understood this last year as we were recovering from Chris’s stroke. One day he could do something better than the… Continue reading