@Lilyan Fowler So happy for you, Lilyan! May your practice flourish now that you've got a good foundation.

@Christopher Whitehead-Baines YESSSS! This gave me goosebumps. There's a great need for these two activities - reflecting and aligning. I saw your new profile pic. Whoa. In a good way. And, thank you for teaching trauma-informed parenting. ❤️‍🩹

I've been waiting to be ready for FREEDOM! lol seriously though. I feel so busy, I'm getting better at resting, and doing things like art. It's wonderful that summer is coming because gardening helps me just be in the moment, ready to help cultivate nature (which doesn't really need my help.) 🌷

@Christopher Whitehead-Baines Oooo I will look at your other two communities. I have visited the Peer Supervision one. I love your "ingredients". Art Therapy is a love of mine, only because an astute art therapist at an agency I worked at during clinical supervision helped me explore art through team building art times. Then we became friends and she facilitated many healing art sessions for me. What a gift! I'll bet your clients love that. When you say, "walking alongside" your clients, do you actually walk outside or is that a metaphor? I love outdoor therapy. There's so much to learn from outside activities. Do you list yourself as "trauma as a lived experience" therapist or is that just how you describe it to us. I'm so curious if clients come to you knowing their trauma is lived experience or if you help them understand that through your methods. ?

@Lilyan Fowler NICE! I remember my first ad. We went with a holistic magazine and got nada but it was a great learning experience. I would start small. Do you have a coach who's guiding that for you? What is inspiring your action?

This is where I go somatic. Helping people connect with nurturing movement practices like tai chi or qigong and Jin Shin Jyutsu can be really helpful in managing hyperactivity in the mind and body, optimizing the energy system and allowing for rest to be restorative.

I love your graphic. So calming. Yes...noticing discomfort is a great way to begin to do something about things, right? Sometimes it's just a posture adjustment...and sometimes an attitude adjustment lol 😂