Category Archives: Depression

Guidance

Posted on April 22, 2013 by jenny

(Written in April 2005) Dear Guides and Guardian Spirits, my heart aches and I keep talking to David in my mind.  Please help me. Dear Jenny, you are doing just fine.  This is another layer of deep old grief.  You … Continue reading →

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Smashed Life

Posted on April 19, 2013 by jenny

I’m finding it fascinating that there are so many passages in 2005 that resonate for me now: the loss and grief and pain, the depth of the wound that’s been opened, the way the meaning drains out of my life.  … Continue reading →

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Broken Self-image

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jenny

Thinking about being molested and raped, I realized how much it affected my self-image.  I felt dirty and ugly, slimy and sleazy.  I felt like this defective toy who didn’t deserve anything better than sleazy men, who would never attract … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of the Body

Posted on February 25, 2013 by jenny

This quote came through on facebook and blew me away.  So totally validating of what I’ve learned from Somatic Experiencing.  I grew up with the idea that my body was no more than a vehicle to carry my brain around.  … Continue reading →

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Journey into Courage

Posted on February 14, 2013 by jenny

A couple of weeks ago, my friend Beverly who is music Director at the UU Church in Tamworth, asked me to give a talk on “Creativity and Social Justice.”  I thought it sounded like a great topic, but didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Bereft of Spirit

Posted on February 1, 2013 by jenny

Yesterday was pretty tough.  Even massage didn’t help, though it let me get a clear image of the isolation I was feeling.  This morning things feel more normal.  Even though I’m all alone here, people have energy bodies that extend … Continue reading →

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Isolated

Posted on January 31, 2013 by jenny

I haven’t built a fire.  I just have a candle lit.  I’m remembering that I felt that a new layer of trauma had come up to be processed.  If I go to Christine’s, I’ll be pushing it aside.  Maybe it’s … Continue reading →

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Lost & Scared & Sad

Posted on January 25, 2013 by jenny

Yesterday was tough.  I felt sad and scared and lost.  So lost that even things like cooking breakfast and setting out supplements seemed strange.  There was bright sun and bitter cold, which always makes me think of the front bedroom … Continue reading →

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Break the Chain!

Posted on January 19, 2013 by jenny

I’ve been very excited about celebrating One Billion Rising with a dance party at Neskaya.  Tena Clark wrote a song “Break the Chain” and Debbie Allen choreographed a dance to it.  There’s a great video of people dancing to the … Continue reading →

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When Did You Stop Dancing?

Posted on January 12, 2013 by jenny

“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited or depressed, they would ask one of four questions:  When did you stop dancing?  When did you stop singing?  When did you stop being … Continue reading →

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