Monthly Archives: March 2010

Guidance

Posted on March 19, 2010 by jenny

(Written in May 2009) Dear Guides and Guardian Spirits, I’ve been doing better lately.  I feel a little scared and sad right now.  Can you help me? Dear Jenny, we love you very much.  You have been working as hard … Continue reading →

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Therapy

Posted on March 18, 2010 by jenny

(Written in January 2009) Karen was helpful.  I read her some passages out of this journal and the last one.  I said I felt like the bipolar 2 diagnosis had hit me like a tidal wave.  Karen kept saying nothing … Continue reading →

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The Tough Little Drip

Posted on March 17, 2010 by jenny

“The Tough Little Drip that Just Wouldn’t Quit” This part of myself appeared at a woman’s retreat in Essex, Mass.  The retreat was called “Woman’s Way” and one of the techniques we were taught was “Percept Language” — mostly for … Continue reading →

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Guidance

Posted on March 16, 2010 by jenny

(Written in August 2008) Dear Guides and Guardian Spirits, it’s been a very stressful time, and I feel totally out of touch with Spirit.  Please help me. Dear Jenny, we love you.  Take flower remedies.  Yes, you have impossibly high … Continue reading →

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Mean Mothers and Bodily Harm

Posted on March 15, 2010 by jenny

I’ve been reading a book called Mean Mothers: Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt by Peg Streep.  She quotes the authors of Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers: “Self-injury represents a frantic attempt by someone with low coping skills … Continue reading →

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“55 for Polar Bears”

Posted on March 14, 2010 by jenny

(Written in November 2009) After lunch I went to the dump, then to Gov Gallen to walk the dog.  I had just started up the snowy road, when a guy who’d just arrived and been looking at my car, called … Continue reading →

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Guidance

Posted on March 12, 2010 by jenny

(Written in January 2008) Dear Guides and Guardian Spirits, Temple Grandin’s stories of animal violence have left me feeling very discouraged about the future of our planet.  Please help me find a context big enough so I can keep my … Continue reading →

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Not enough support

Posted on March 10, 2010 by jenny

(Written in May 2009) Last night when I got home I just felt completely exhausted and discouraged.  I’m so tired of trying to remember all the things I need to keep doing to heal, and I don’t know if any … Continue reading →

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Somatic Experiencing

Posted on March 9, 2010 by jenny

(Written in April 2009) Intense session with Caryn.  I described my sense of total despair at the beginning.  Caryn suggested sitting with it, being curious about it.  My body felt relaxed, flat, no energy.  I think then some activation happened … Continue reading →

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Circle Dance

Posted on March 7, 2010 by jenny

One of the things I love about our Circle Dance Network is the grassroots quality, the liveliness, the “anarchy” which can lead to abuses like someone teaching a distorted version of a dance as “authentic”.  But I don’t see how … Continue reading →

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