Soul Craft Blog Posts

Dear Survivor, If you are nervous about reaching out to a therapist about starting therapy specifically for processing sexual trauma, this is for you. I hope this helps you understand what support can look like, and that some of this information helps you exhale knowing that there are spaces dedicated to assuring you no longer have to hold this alone. FAQ: As a therapist, how are you currently supporting survivors of sexual trauma? Answer: It’s different for each survivor, bu

Dear Survivors of Sexual Trauma, You might be living in the echoes of your own history right now. Your nervous system might be on fire. You might feel like a confusing mix of disembodiment and embodying everything at the same time. When you open up your social media feeds, it might feel like you can’t look at the horrifying information circulating but you have to look at the exact same time. I know.  I also know it’s hard to ask someone to hold that with you. For so many reas

Hysterectomy can be life-saving, life-changing, and deeply complex — emotionally, physically, and relationally. Despite this being a procedure that many women endure, women often feel isolated, confused, or misunderstood as they navigate it. This is why I’m offering a new Hysterectomy Support Group, created to provide informed, compassionate, medical trauma-sensitive space for processing, support and connection for women before or after hysterectomy. Regardless of when your s

Polyvagal Theory helps us explain the ways in which trauma can impact the nervous system, and cause hyper-sensitivity, hypervigilance, "people pleasing", profound anxiety or chronic tension and pain.