The Loneliness of Suffering

“No one understands.” You’re right, they don’t. And they probably won’t. Not because they don’t want to, but because they can’t. Not completely anyway. Suffering is a lonely business. Whether walking through the aftermath of suicide or murder, reeling from the betrayal of domestic violence or sexual assault, or grieving the loss of a loved one, suffering almost always results in the anguished […] Continue Reading

Tapping Your Way to Peace

Nearly 25 years ago I was participating in a national conference for trauma counselors. I attended a workshop about, what was then, a fairly new therapeutic approach called Thought Field Therapy. The class was taught by a reputable and experienced therapist and college professor, Dr. Robert Bray. As he began to explain this very different approach to alleviating traumatic upset however, […] Continue Reading