Jeanne’s Insights
Discomfort is an Ally
Keep Trying
Your Truth
Now! Today!
Dreams
Nurturing our Spirit
Releasing Shame
We can’t escape our childhood sexual abuse without shame. It sticks to us no matter how much we achieve and in spite of loving relationships. This disempowering feeling is one of the big challenges in healing… which means it also holds some of our richest insights to...
read moreRoad to Recovery
The journey begins in the deep, dark, and intimidating forests of our experience where no path is visible. Finding our way to the sunny meadows of our lives is a daunting adventure of self-empowerment, but we don’t have to travel alone. Since sexual abuse was first...
read moreTwo Words Can Ignite Change
When we are ready to make a change in our life, words begin flowing through our thoughts. Very often, they are something like… “It’ll be hard, but I can do it.” “This is going to mean less family-time.” “Feels kind of selfish.” “Every time I try something new,...
read moreComfort in Healing
Busy Days and Possibilities
Smiles Activate Dreams
Notice the Gifts of Healing
Energy Shifts
What We Love
Sometimes
Your Power is Your Choices
Emotions Guide Us
Choosing Our Focus
Finding Comfort
Serendipity Focus
Words That Share Your Truth
Who We Are
Be Guided By Your Inner Wisdom
Healing… How Long Does it Take?
Healing… How Long Does It Take? Healing from our childhood sexual abuse calls to us from an old gate on the side of the road we’ve been traveling. The path on the other side of gate is overgrown with memories we’ve dissociated or tried to ignore. The unmapped...
read moreLeap of Consciousness
Perpetrators Aren’t One-Dimensional “Bad Guys”
Guilt Can Guide Us
Like all feelings, guilt is an energy that can help us grow. The first step is recognizing it took root when we made choices, took action, or reacted while feeling disempowered. Then it grew like ivy, attaching itself to our life in ways that continues making us feel...
read moreSaying “No”
Anger Can Be a Friendly Ally
Many of us avoid anger, believing it reflects poorly on our character. And though this emotion can cause physical and emotional pain, it can also be a worthy ally. It shows up to tell us when a circumstance isn’t honoring our spirit. It asks us to set new,...
read moreOur Own Cinderella Moment
If I had a magic wand, I would wave away the very natural and usual resistance we have about healing from our childhood wounds. I know how aversion can diminish our life while making us feel steady. I also know the gifts we receive with each step we take. When we quit...
read moreConfusion About Finding Happiness
Learning about being happy in life is often like finding our way through a maze. As often as not, our childhood didn’t give us a compass. Many of our impressions and beliefs about ourselves were born when we felt powerless. We assumed adults were all-knowing and...
read moreReconsider Play Time
In our every-day-lives, we often find ourselves walking a million miles around old beliefs that no longer serve us. Deeply embedded, they are so familiar we no longer recognize that we can question them. See them from a new perspective. Change them. They are so solid,...
read moreFinding Our Way Back to Our Authentic Self
In the ordinary events of childhood, our mind protects us when we encounter emotional trauma. That jolt, when looked at through the lens of our adult years, is often dismissed because it feels like it shouldn’t have been such a big deal. But the wound continues to...
read moreManifesting’s Adversary
Maybe you’re like me. You’ve tried manifesting a change in your life by focusing on your desire. You see the details. You dream it, feel it, and connect to it. And, over time, you start believing it just isn’t going to happen. You might feel more powerless than ever...
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