We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups and even alone in gender. Maya Angelou (as cited in Rutan, Stone & Shay, 2007) We are born into groups. Our original group is our family where we adapt relational styles of interacting […]

Grieving is not about forgetting. Grieving allows us to heal, to remember with love rather than pain. It is a sorting process. One by one you let go of things that are gone and you mourn for them. One by one you take hold of the things that have become a part of who you […]

Traumatic experiences can leave a fundamental and distressing impact on our lives. For many people, it can be difficult to make sense of what has happened in the aftermath of trauma and how we feel about ourselves, about others and about the world around us. For some, the impact of the trauma is so devastating […]