Reflections in Transition
Even now as I've entered perimenopause and am experiencing new struggles with sleep, mood, body aches and hectic dreams, I'm not regretting life choices or feeling moved to make any changes.
Valerie Ringland
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Greetings, friends & community! We completed our Visioning retreat last weekend, which was powerful with the energy still emanating into our lives. Next month we are hosting our first family-focused event, a decolonising day for homeschoolers. And in November we…
Navigating Values Conflicts
Blog by Valerie At times I know that if I don’t speak my truth in a certain situation, I’ll walk away feeling ashamed. And yet I suspect that when I do speak, I’ll walk away feeling unsafe and social anxiety.…
On Money in Two Worlds
Blog by Valerie Many of us see money as a reflection of our individual worth. I think it’s more a reflection of how we are able to navigate our collective capitalist context, along with a dose of individual fortune and…
Accepting ancestral pain
Blog by Valerie I recently received German denazification records for my great grandfathers and grandfather. I paid the state archives to scan them for me after finding out how that process works in an article in der Spiegel, a German…
Reindigenise now
Blog by Valerie Whether you’re a First Nations migrant who became Second Nations in a new land like me, or have deeper colonial roots with settler ancestors who stole land like my husband, you and your ancestors deserve to be…
Healing trauma bonds
Trauma bonding tends to be defined as a strong attachment with someone (or something) abusing us or causing us harm. By this definition it is inherently negative, and the advice from a Western psychology perspective is to become aware and…
Gracefully relinquishing power
Blog by Lukas An old friend once looked me in the eye and, with all the seriousness he could muster, uttered words that have stayed with me to this day: “Those with power will never give it up voluntarily. It…
Mothering our Spirits
Blog by Valerie Some days I feel like I am running a race from the moment I wake up to ensure I use my time carefully to fulfil my responsibilities with my family, around the house and garden, with the…
Settler Trauma Reading List
Blog by Lukas For everyone interested in further exploring the topic of settler trauma — First you might like to further work out your own ancestry: Genealogy assistance: Family search is a free and popular service for doing basic genealogy…