Cara Brockbank
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Thank you Lauren. I too find myself deeply touched by this mother’s grief, by Vicki’s grief and gratitude, by all the deep pain of mothers and fathers, and how the Dark Mother can hold this all and still more. Lauren, how incredible that you connected to what was present and guided your patient through the inner sensing process. You had the courage and insight to follow your instinct to keep it simple. What a powerful treatment and experience. I am crying, too.
Thank you for writing this all down for us to absorb and witness.
I’m in awe of your healing work!
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Joanne–thank you for sharing your powerful medicine journey. Your writing is so rich and beautiful! To experience the love of the universe at the same time as the deep pain of protecting your heart is a lot to hold and feel. And to explain it as you have, is to me, a miraculous work of art. As I read your words, an image comes to my mind. I imagine your indestructible heart as a precious seed that is buried deeply…and ready to emerge in a new way. Now that the armor around your heart feels seen, it can rest and soften into a rich soil that supports and nourishes your heart. Your precious heart can feel safe to send down her roots and deeply connect–and have the freedom to sprout up to absorb all the love and sunshine.
I’m holding this image for you and sending all good thoughts (and hugs) as you integrate this incredible experience.
Love,
Cara
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Dear Angela,
Thank you for sharing yourself with us. I honor you doing this inner work in the midst of the trauma you are and have been experiencing. Oakland sister, I am here for you!
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Dear Vicki,
Thank you for sharing your honest feelings and the important questions that you are asking of yourself. To learn how to fully inhabit oneself, not abandon oneself, sing your heart alive….what incredible concepts that you are bringing into awareness and to our group. I’m honored to be a witness to your strength and courage! Sending virtual hugs!
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Dear Stephanie,
Thank you for sharing so much of yourself. How you express your deep feelings with such honesty and insight is powerful! I am moved by your willingness to take a conscious pause while sitting in this middle place of between-careers and ending cycles, feeling “not enough”, navigating burnout, exploring different applications of mothering, tuning in to your true rhythm (yes!) and how to align with what’s authentic in your life. You articulated beautifully so many painful themes that I closely relate to. I got goosebumps when I started reading your initial post just because I couldn’t believe how close some of your descriptions of fears felt to my own! I don’t understand all the why’s of these feelings of not being enough. I’m just so grateful to be here at the same time to see where it leads, to be in this vessel together. Hugs to your inner little girl from my inner little girl, Stephanie!
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Lorie,
Thank you. Your words encourage hope and the resolve to “stay with the trouble.” I appreciate yours and everyone’s insightful, eloquent expressions and responses throughout the Forums….it is still a wonder to me how expressive and deep all of the collective thoughts and the conversation threads are. I am slowly taking it in with a beginner’s mind. 💜 Cara
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Thank you, Benjamin! I have no idea what to make of it LOL
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Here is a more recent pic of the boys from this Holiday Season so you can see how they look now….though some styles don’t change LOL!
Kelli, I bet you took good care of your dolls and love that your nieces are playing with pretend medicine, too. Maybe gardening with them would be fun and inspirational for them to connect to nature. My parents loved to garden and I wanted to do what they did.
Benjamin–I am definitely looking forward to hearing more your granddaughter Diana!
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Thank you! What time will we begin our Zoom on Saturday?
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Thank you, Benjamin! I sure adore those 3 fellas. My older son is Logan and the younger one is Miles.
I am so looking forward to getting to know you, Lorie and everyone.
Kind regards,
Cara
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Dear Vicki,
Thank you so much for your support and response, your generosity. This quote you shared from Toko-Pa feels so relevant! I like thinking of this work like a call for love instead of a call for corrections or even a liver detox. A call to that orphan, the little girl who wants to feel good in her skin. I will explore the feeling in my stomach. I do have trouble stomaching my addictions and the shame and hiding that play such a role. There is that word: Role! I’ll look to remember…Soul. Thank you for that invitation and for the knowledge that you are in this with me!
Cara
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Thank you, Benjamin!
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I feel the joy in that photo!
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Perfect, thank you!