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 …
Tag Archives: survival
Jews’ Indigenous Roots
Blog by Valerie
Lately I have been working to ground some of my Jewish wounds through relating biblical stories to Indigenous cultural stories of that part of the world; my …
Addressing addiction
Trauma and addiction are interrelated. I was listening to a talk yesterday by Dr Gabor Mate, a western medical doctor and wounded healer I have a lot of respect for. …
The Sacred Feminine
Blog by Valerie
In 2016 I danced a healing ceremony on Tiwa country in view of their Place of Emergence (now the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, U.S., …
Our Trickster Nature
Blog by Valerie
Why does a crocodile hide underwater and then snap at prey (fight)? A sparrow swoop into a tree when there’s rustling on the ground nearby (flight)? A
… Toilet paper wars (from the Western worldview)
Blog by Lukas
The odds of any one individual getting the Corona virus are so far quite low, and the probability of severe symptoms or death even lower. Making individual …
Our Primal Nature
Blog by Valerie
Right now it’s easy to feel survival fears, to observe deeply ingrained panic behaviours and to hear people talk about ‘these strange times.’ I understand the sentiment, …
My Jewish experience
Blog by Valerie
A few weeks ago I was watching a couple of rabbis and their wives driving around Australia looking for Jewish people. They said throughout history Jews have …
On Climate Change
Blog by Lukas
Dear Greta,
I admire your fire and passion, and your courage to take on so much of the world’s attention. Whether this attention be loving, ambivalent, …
Earthly nourishment
Blog by Valerie
All Law-breaking comes from that first evil thought, “I am greater-than,” that original sin of placing yourself above the land or above other people.
The …