Therapy

Reflections on the therapeutic process: what helps, what gets in the way, and what it’s like to do this work from both sides.

Woman noticing hands as part of a Wheel of Consent exercise

The Wheel of Consent: Discovering What You Want

Going along with things you don't really want. Not knowing what to ask for. Guilt about pleasure. These patterns are connected, and two surprisingly simple questions can help you see why.

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From Childhood Trauma to Self-Love: In Her Own Words

After a lifetime of childhood trauma, vaginismus, and abuse by the professionals meant to help her, one woman found the safe healing she had been praying for. Read about her three-year journey from self-hatred and shutdown to discovering her sexuality, her beauty, and her own worth.

Healing Trauma with Inner Wisdom and Metaphor

Resolving trauma with inner wisdom and metaphor

When you have complex, painful experiences that seem impossible to escape, is there a way forward without re-experiencing the pain?
The answers might be in your own inner world of symbols and metaphor.