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Sacred Places

Walking to Sacred Places Known For Healing

Pilgrims have been walking to Sacred places known for healing for centuries. I personally have walked with other pilgrims to a few of these Sacred places. Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy,France, El Santuario de Chimayo, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Birmingham, Alabama, and most recently, the Sanctuary of …

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Unintegrated Trauma

Unintegrated Trauma and Diseases of Despair.

Let’s begin with diseases of despair. Alcoholism and suicide are diseases of despair, preventable diseases, and related to unintegrated trauma and Post Traumatic Stress. The Veterans Adminstration Healthcare System (VA) has been instrumental over the past decade in conducting research, leading the way in understanding PTSD, Moral Injury, and their consequences of alcoholism and suicide. …

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Trauma Informed Leadership

Trauma Informed Leadership Development in nurses on the front line.

Trauma Informed Leadership Development in nurses on the front line. Nurses on the front line.  Nurses standing in their truth, in a picket line, on strike.   Nurses finding their voice. Not being able to speak is a universal experience of Soldiers returning from war.  Not being able to speak is a manifestation of being in …

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Trauma Informed

Trauma Informed Care may become Trauma Informed Fatigue

I have noticed, and been attentive to, the growing use of the word “trauma informed” as new practices and policies are put in place in schools, Pediatric Clinics, Children’s Hospitals, Health Departments, and Community Health Services. Current research is bringing forth findings indicating nothing has changed, and trauma informed care is leading to trauma informed …

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Give Thanks

Give Thanks

Giving and receiving nourishment, hosting Thanksgiving dinner, my favorite day of the year. I prepare the turkey in brine the day before, up at dawn on Thanksgiving Day, to put in the oven, and start basting every 30 minutes. I prepare my mother’s green bean casserole, and sloppy potatoes, my son’s favorite of his grandmother‘s …

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