Disentangling Safety From Comfort

There is an exercise I facilitate during the first class meeting each time I teach graduate students about trauma.  Before we do the exercise, I ask for people to think about the difference between safety and comfort.  It might seem a strange request to make during...

When Will I Be Happy?

When will this be over?   When will I stop dealing with this?  Why does this keep happening to me? When will I finally be happy?” These are some of the questions I am most frequently asked as people begin working with me.  For those of us who have experienced loss,...