I am the daughter and the granddaughter of combat veterans. I have learned to see, and slowly understand, the negative impacts of post-traumatic stress on warriors and their families. In my personal life, my experience with my father led me
Summoning Spirits Ceremony
On July 31, I hosted a ceremony called Summoning Spirits. I have been nudged by my Spirits for quite a few months to host this ceremony. I hesitated and put it off, until yesterday. It was time. It was the
A Fine Balance-No Joy without Sadness
Words are unifying but often they can divide. Our languages are so different. How we use words, what we call things ideas, and perceived realities, all can divide us. It can become easy to feel a sense of right and
Soul Injury Ambassador Training
Tomorrow morning I fly to Florida for an intensive weekend training with Opus Peace. I will be trained as a Soul Injury Ambassador to host ceremonial workshops designed to help PTSD affected veterans tend their Soul Injuries from war and
Going Home, Coming Home
One week ago I returned to Tucson after being in Portland, Oregon for 16 days. It was illuminating and rejuvenating in many ways. The green coolness was a healing salve to this acclimated desert being. I was able to restore
A Year Later…
A year later. A year ago today I was in the hospital having my uterus and one ovary removed from my body. I describe what lead up to that procedure in this BLOG POST, but today I want to revel
An Animist Walks
Today I had some things on my mind, so I went for a hike in the Tucson Mtns, a range that I am growing to love more each time we meet. After a while I could see the pass. The