On Learning to Trust
On Learning to Trust One theme of sabbatical, that I am sure is regularly true in my daily life at home too but somehow seems more pronounced here, have been all the “happy accidents.” Every one of them began as a near-catastrophe (the “nightmares” I referred to...
Why We are Craving Authenticity: A Therapist’s Reflection on the “Junk Journal” Movement
Why We are Craving Authenticity: A Therapist’s Reflection on the “Junk Journal” Movement For the last several weeks of my sabbatical, my morning ritual has looked less like a traditional therapist’s morning and more like an art studio session. I...
Art as Healing
Art as Healing I’ve never considered myself artistic. I used to run a trauma healing group where the topic was different each night. One night each cycle was dedicated to art as healing and I’d always open that group by saying, “I don’t consider myself creative,...
Join Charity on a Trauma Healing or Trauma Training Retreat!
I can hardly believe I’m in the last few weeks of my sabbatical. It’s been a beautiful time, from the perfect week in Paris, to a literary exploration in Oxford England, to weeks in the French countryside where I’ve read, written, reflected, and...
Hi, I’m Charity, a trauma therapist who is most often found reading with a cozy cup of tea on the couch.