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Choosing Contentment

Series: Hotel Candelabra

Series: Trauma in the Pews 2.0 - Healing as a Spiritual Practice

Series: "What I Wish I had Known Before Beginning Therapy"

Series: We Do Therapy

Happy Boxing Day!

The Gift of Connectedness

The Gift of Creativity

The Gift of Courage

The Gift of Confidence

The Gift of Compassion

The Gift of Curiosity

The Gift of Clarity

The Gift of Calmness

Following Stars and Protecting Children

RockWall Cottage Chronicles

Welcome Back to Washington!

Exploring What it Means to Heal

Trauma in the Pews: New Resource Coming!

We Do Memories

We Do Therapy: What Do We Do Now?

Wish Lists: The Importance of Asking

RockWall Cottage Chronicles

A Final Stop on Our Oregon Adventure

Exploring Regulation & Resilience

Trauma in the Pews: A Book Review from the Pew

We Went to Ben Franklin

We Do Therapy: What Do We Do With Memories?

A Snapshot of Healing

RockWall Cottage Chronicles

An Unexpected Oregon Adventure

McMusing: Being Like Jesus

I Have the Best Friends!

Giving Thanks for Impossibly Possible Dreams

Religious Trauma Network

Next Chapter or an Ending?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles

Along the Oregon Coast

Exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences

Church & Trauma Assessment

We had Only Just Begun

We Do Therapy: It Wasn't about the Toilet Paper

What is Havening?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles

A Stormy Trip Along the Oregon Coast

Exploring Trauma

Trauma in the Pews is in the News!

Sick Day at the McConnaughey's

We Do Therapy: Yes, You Did Say That!

What is Brainspotting?

Welcome to the Purple Elephant Trauma Series

RockWall Cottage Chronicles

A Message in Support of Survivors

Seventh Random Thing I Love: White Clapboard Churches

Sixth Random Thing I Love: Children's Literature

Fifth Random Thing I Love: Purple Elephants

Fourth Random Thing I Love: Piaget

Third Random Thing I Love: Learning

Second Random Thing I Love: Music

First Random Thing I Love: Words

Seven Random Things I Love

Growing Old & Gathering McMusings

McMusing: Can Bridges Ever Be Mended?

McMusing Series: You Have Not Walked in My Shoes

Webinar: How to Be a Healing Church

McMusing Series: Living in Survival Mode

Happy Halloween from the Mc Family

McMusing Series: How We Lost Our Senses

We Do Therapy: Packing Up My Cigarettes

Dear Brave Survivors

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #17

A Wedgewood Cottage Pilgrimage

Saltiness: A Reflection on Healing from the Impact of Trauma

A Framework for Trauma-Responsive Faith Communities

Singing Our Marriage with a Song!

We Do Therapy: Unpack that Baggage!

What is Equine Assisted Therapy?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #16

A Fall Getaway to Lake Tanwax

McMusing: What Does Not Surprise Me

Guest Podcast Reflection: Gravity Commons Podcast

The Sky is Falling!

We Do Therapy: Getting Back on the Freeway!

What are Sand Tray and Sandplay Therapies?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #15

A Pandemic Trip to Mammoth

McMusing: Why Truth Matters

A Spiritual Director's Review of Trauma in the Pews

What about Gentle Yoga?

We Do Therapy: How Do I Not Take this Personally?

Can You Explain EMDR?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #14

Let's Go to the Beach!

McMusing: It's Personal, Not Political

The Trauma in the Pews Resource Index

Why are We Doing This?

We Do Therapy: Who Needs to Heal?

Healing: Doing the Work

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #13

It has Been a Week of Grieving

McMusing: What Do Marriage and Divorce Statistics Tell Us?

We Do Therapy: Then Came Healing

We Do Therapy: Then Came Marriage

We Do Therapy: Then Came the Wedding

We Do Therapy: Early Warning Signs

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #12

The Joy (Miracle) of Growing Old Together

McMusing: The Plight of Single Mothers

Abortion: When Can I Grieve?

Abortion: What Happens If I Tell My Story?

Abortion: Is it Safe to Tell My Story?

Abortion: How Do We Refocus the Conversation?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #12

What Brings Me Joy

McMusing: Let's Talk Policies

Three Truths about Spirituality and Trauma-Based Healing

Three Truths about Healing as a Spiritual Practice

How Can Healing be a Spiritual Practice?

Wrapping Up the "What I Wish I had Know Before Beginning Therapy" Series

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #11

Why Did I Say, "See You Next Sunday?!"

See You Next Sunday!

McMusing: Carrying the Lemonade

Discussion: Agency & Celebration

Thursdays: Play, Joy, and Celebration

TITP 2.0 Community Zoom Conversation

Spiritual Practices: Using Agency in Celebration

How Do We Grieve Childhood Trauma?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #10

The Dogs We Love

McMusing: Compassion that Transforms

Discussion: Agency & Guidance

Creative Thursdays: Guidance

Spiritual Practices: Using Agency in Guidance

What is Trauma-Based Therapy?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #9

Garden of the Gods

McMusing: Getting Caught in a Wake

Discussion: Agency & Worship

Creative Thursdays: Worship

Spiritual Practices: Using Agency in Worship

Can Attachment Wounds Heal?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #8

Reflecting on Trees

McMusing: Our Unique Fingerprint

Discussion: Agency & Confession

Creative Thursdays: Confession

Spiritual Practices: Using Agency in Confession

Was I Impacted by Neglect?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #7

The Beauty of the Desert

Is Agency Possible in Faith Communities?

How Does Trauma Impact Agency?

Who is in the Driver's Seat?

What is Agency?

Why is it Important to Shake it Off ?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #6

When Trauma Marries Trauma

Gazing at Clouds

McMusing: What is a Narrative Fallacy?

Discussion: The Pause & Service

Creative Thursdays: Service

TITP 2.0 Community Zoom Conversation

Spiritual Practices: Using the Pause in Service

When Trauma Marries Trauma

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #5

Chasing Sunsets

McMusing: Does Moving Matter?

Discussion: The Pause & [Healthy] Submission

Creative Thursdays: [Healthy] Submission

Spiritual Practices: Using the Pause for [Healthy] Submission

We Do Therapy: Our Story

Discussion: The Pause & Solitude

Creative Thursdays: Solitude

Spiritual Practices: Using the Pause for Solitude

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #4

I Bring You Flowers

McMusing: Life and the Game of Solitaire

Discussion: The Pause & Simplicity

Creative Thursdays: Simplicity

Spiritual Practices: Using the Pause for Simplicity

What is the Pause and How Can It Help You Live a Less Stressful Life?

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #3

Take a Moment at the Creek

McMusing: The Complexities of Guilt & Grief

Discussion: Self-Regulation & Study

TITP 2.0 Community Zoom Conversation

Creative Thursdays: Study

Spiritual Practices: Study

I Knew What Everyone Was Thinking

RockWall Cottage Chronicles #2

Finding Space to Breathe

McMusing: Reflection on Juneteenth and the 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision

Discussion: Self-Regulation & Fasting

Creative Thursdays: A Doing Fast

Spiritual Practices: Fasting

Why is Protection So Important?

It's Monday All Over Again!

It's a Happy Birthday Father's Day!

McMusing: A Tribute to Veterans

If You Changed Your Mind

Discussion: Self-Regulation & Prayer

Creative Thursdays: Prayer

The Thing Probably Isn’t the Thing

RockWall Cottage Chronicles

The Power of the "&"

McMusing: Who is Telling You to be Afraid?

Spiritual Practices: Prayer

Discussion: Self-Regulation & Meditation

Creative Thursdays: Meditation

Spiritual Practices: Meditation

Didn’t I Already Work Through this?

Can Self-Regulation Help You Access Spiritual Practices?

What is Self-Regulation and How Can it Help You Find Inner Peace?

Try #2: Welcome to the TITP 2.0 Community

Trauma in the Pews 2.0

Time to Flip that Switch!

How Can Reframing Spiritual Practices Support the Healing of Trauma?

What Happened the Day You Were Born?

What is Coming Next!

My Work as an "Investigative Journalist"

Creative Thursdays: Websites and Marketing

McMusing: Stepping into the Kitchen Arena

What Do "Mother Issues" Really Mean?

Getting Back on the Path

What if Your Story Includes Religious Trauma?

Hotel Candelara: On Day Seven

Hotel California: Chapter 40

Creative Thursday: Writing a Guest Blog

McMusing: Using a Typo as a Teaching Opportunity

What Do We Need to Understand about Trauma?

Hotel Candelabra: Chapter 39

Honor that Breaks Generational-Trauma Patterns

Honoring Mothers with a Trauma-Sensitive Lens

Hotel Candelabra: Chapter 38

Creative Thursdays: Poetry

McMusing: Honor Cultures

What My Brain Needed While Healing

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 35, 36 & 37

Can Understanding Trauma Help You Grow Closer To God?

The Harm Caused by Honor Culture

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 32, 33 & 34

Creative Thursdays: Jigsaw Puzzles

It's a May Day Mayday

Why Is It So Hard To Tell Our Stories?

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 30 & 31

Is the Impact of Childhood Adversity Causing the Struggles?

Let's Be Honest: Exploring Mother/Daughter Relationships

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 28 & 29

Creative Thursdays: The Bicycle

McMusing: Small Bodies - Big Emotions

What is Self-Compassion and Why Will I Need it?

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 26 & 27

An Unshakable Faith

Just What I Needed this Week

Hotel Candelabra: Chapter 24 & 25

Creative Thursdays: Our Heritage Wall

McMusing: Unbelievable!

Why Was I So Clueless about Self-Care?

Hotel Candelabra: Chapter 23

What If Your Struggles Aren't Spiritual?

Religious Trauma as the Fear of Confrontation

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 21 & 22

Creative Thursdays: Storytelling

McMusing: Holding Hope for the Future

This is Going to Take Some Time

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 19 &20

Recognizing the Impact of Trauma on Your Life

What is a Religious Trauma Bond?

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 16, 17, & 18

Creative Thursdays: A Poem

McMusing: How Power Works

Healing Doesn't Always Feel that Great

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 14 & 15

An Easter Reflection

Can Discomfort Cause Religious Trauma?

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters 11, 12 & 13

Creative Thursdays: Flash Fiction

McMusing: Thoughts on Untangling Life

When is a Therapist a Good Fit?

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters Nine and Ten

My View from the Pew

Being Silenced is a Form of Religious Trauma

Hotel Candelabra: Chapter Eight

Beyond My Expectations

McMusing: What Our Bodies are Telling Us

Self Control is not the same as Self Regulation

Hotel Candelabra: Chapter Seven

An Introduction to Trauma in the Pews 2.0

Spiritual Gaslighting and the Wounded Body of Christ

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters Five & Six

Knowing How to Ground Yourself Will Be Helpful!

McMusing: The Misuse of Power

Knowing How to Breathe will Be Helpful!

Hotel Candelabra: Chapter Four

Introduction to Trauma in the Pews Resources

Welcome to Religious Trauma Resources

Hotel Candelabra: Chapter Three

Second-Guessing Beginning Therapy is Normal

Welcome to McMusings

Welcome to Brave Survivors

Hotel Candelabra: Chapters One & Two

Introducing Hotel Candelabra: A Novelette