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I hope that you are well. I keep being struck by how amazing it is to be human. And how perplexing and confusing and challenging and disorienting.

I’ve given up pretending to myself that I’m going to send newsletters 2-4 times per month, and I’m going to see if I can find my way to sending them once or twice a month!

But I do have news. I have published a video series about Developmental Trauma. When I am working with clients, or even in conversation with unwitting civilians about trauma, there are a bunch of mini-lectures I find myself sharing repeatedly, little 3 minute overviews of things. This series might be described as a great compilation of all of those bits. It’s 6 videos and a total of about 2 hours’ of content. They offer a basic overview of how I see developmental trauma and the path of healing.

Link to Video series on Developmental Trauma and Healing

And much bigger news: I have a new grandson! His coming into the world was quite an intense journey for everybody, but here he is, healthy and vibrant!

No long stories today but I will leave you with this

Take care, be kind to yourself

I hope that you are doing well.

Here is my long-awaited newsletter. I was delayed a bit because I have accepted some temporary work in my previous field, that I am doing alongside my continually growing coaching practice. In this transition, I am seeking the right balance in my weekly schedule.

All of which is awesome for a few different reasons, but that is a topic for another newsletter. Here’s what I want to share about today: I had an illuminating experience yesterday that was a real-time illustration of what unresolved developmental trauma does to us – or in us – all the time.

Developmental trauma interferes with and fundamentally changes your relationship with your needs and feelings. And since your feelings are your organic built-in GPS for your life, both from moment to moment and in terms of the big picture, this disruption in your relationship with your feelings also interferes with the direction of your life in uncountable ways.

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