Every time I begin to work with someone who has undergone some sort of trauma I prepare myself for the unfolding and unpacking ahead. Airing out the dust, chasing out…Continue reading
Ryan’s Rebirth: Part Three
After writing open letters to his mother and father, Ryan still felt a blockage to intimacy. Yes, letters like these can bring some insight into one’s experiences, but it doesn’t…Continue reading
Soul Sleep
Yet it is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top. -Virginia Woolf Once you begin to heed the suggestions from our previous post,…Continue reading
Dear Dad, Love Ryan: Part Two
Meet Ryan, the gifted Wordsmith. He decided it was time to quit the drinking and smoking and dissect his pain. Losing his father to cancer at five-years-old stole a piece…Continue reading
Dear Mom, Love Ryan: Part One
Meet Ryan. He struggles with alcohol, anger, and a vague pain over the right side of his ribcage underneath his breast. Ryan is childhood friend of mine, little brother to…Continue reading
A New Way to Die
Transcending with Empowered Health Foundation “Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.” –Walt Whitman MISSION At Empowered Health Foundation we want to refrain from the horror and hopelessness of death…Continue reading