Blog by Valerie
Witnessing is an important method of learning and healing. In a MOOC (massive open online course) I recently completed on indigenous early child development, witnessing was …
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New Dialogue & Vlog Update
Transitions
Blog by Valerie
Years ago when I was practicing restorative justice/discipline in schools, what consistently came up as the toughest aspect of change were periods of transition. Teachers said, when …
Material Wealth
Blog by Valerie
When I was growing up, I watched my father hoard food, books, even household cleaning items. I remember the pain I felt when he told me the …
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My initiation into adulthood was evil
Long Blog by Lukas
I suffered brutal bullying in high school. I also acted as a perpetrator. And a bystander. Sitting on all sides of this equation is perhaps the …
On Gossip
Blog by Valerie
When you hear the word gossip do mostly negative images of talking about people when they’re not there come to mind? Does it make you feel uncomfortable?
… Sacred Communication Dialogue
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Mothering amidst intergenerational trauma
Blog by Valerie
‘We are cycles of time’ stuck in my head after reading a Chinese astrological perspective on the lunar new year before bed. I couldn’t sleep, and my …
What is Indigenous spirituality?
Blog by Valerie
A friend brought this question to me, and I thought it a good one to take on. For some, being ‘spiritual’ is like the U.S. Supreme Court …