Lights from the Underground

Formerly known as Root-to-Rise

Lights from the Underground is a free, bi-weekly(ish) newsletter where I explore the intersections of creativity, belonging, and post-traumatic growth.

Some things you’ll find there:

• personal story-telling and creative essays

• practical info about trauma healing and embodiment

• inspiration and invitations to attune to the creative field within and around you

• insights from my own creative, somatic, and contemplative practices

In my professional life, I mostly wear the hats of Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (TCTSY-F). But in Lights from the Underground, those roles will often take a backseat to my inner creative, artist, writer, and ordinary-human-self. I want to explore post-traumatic growth not only as a trauma professional but also as an fellow human walking (sometimes stumbling) along the path.*

My professional roles are still along for the ride and will have plenty to say, but I hope to keep this sanctuary spacious enough to hold more of my humanity—in all it’s sensitivity, imperfection, and wildness.

I hope it inspires you to embody more of your sensitivity, imperfection, and wildness too.

*If we collaborate together in SE or TCTSY spaces, feel free to decide whether experiencing me outside of those specific roles feels like a good fit. You are welcome here for as long as you want, and you can unsubscribe at any time, no questions asked.

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