Life Stones for Grounding
Trauma can be disruptive to our lives. It can manifest itself in our fears and bring to us emotional struggles and even paralysis. It can also be layered. For example, in my life, I had a traumatic childhood. Then there was a time I went through a bad breakup and was left alone and isolated. I also went through a period with a lot of loss and challenge that happened all at once within a short period of time...I lost two close family members, lost employment, was hospitalized, had marriage difficulties and went through a divorce. In each of these experiences it was clear that the actions (or inactions) of others, and very hard events, caused traumas in my life. I believe that trauma, when untreated, can cause our lives harm; it can cause us to be stinted, and can rob from us the enjoyment that could be gained from otherwise healthy emotional well being. I have seen value in trauma therapy in bringing trauma to the surface...peeling back the lay...