From my journal for October 8:<\/p>\n
Reading my blog post for February\u00a0 <\/span>2015, \u201cDeep Work,\u201d<\/a> work I did over quite a period of time, January 11 to February 14. <\/span>It was an attempt to get in touch with a very young part of myself.\u00a0 <\/span>I wanted to help this very young part begin to feel safe and connected with me \u2014 my adult self.\u00a0 <\/span>I did a whole series of related drawings.\u00a0 <\/span>Reading it now, I am astonished at my persistence and willingness to feel a lot of pain.\u00a0 <\/span>This is what it takes to heal from early trauma.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In the pictures, the part first appears as a blob, perhaps spherical, a single cell, and then gradually morphs into a recognizable baby, which is then held and comforted by a pair of hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From my journal for October 8: Reading my blog post for February\u00a0 2015, \u201cDeep Work,\u201d work I did over quite a period of time, January 11 to February 14. It was an attempt to get in touch with a very … Continue reading