Impatience is a common trait, especially in Western societies where discomfort is met with little tolerance. Remember late 2020 when retail establishments began to open up, but not everyone returned to work? The frustration, long lines, and irritability were palpable. I observed this with a mix of compassion, amusement, and irritation towards the impatient ones….
If I had stayed there, I would have had a lot of memories after her to balance out the association. But she was one of the last memories of the last of my childhood. And I can’t yet think of those school year days without thinking of her. She was far more mature than me…
I am not gushing out the blood of my abuse.The compound fractures of my childhoodaligned,metal-roddedand sewn up almost seamlessly.The scars of bone and skin now so faint and thin,even I forget they are there,except sometimes,when I am waiting at the red light on sunny days,hands on 10 and 2absently starting at the tattooed sleeve of…
I graduated from Naropa University in 2009 with a Masters in Somatic Counseling Psychology. It was surprising to me that, even in Somatic Psychotherapy program. little information was given at that time on the ethical use of touch in therapy and there was not common language such as psychotherapeutic touch. I did get the same…
