We all started out as children – vulnerable and needy. Even if we were lucky enough to have nurturing caretakers (& many of us were not), all of us have had times when our needs were not met, or not met enough. Times we were overwhelmed with disappointment, sadness or fear, grief or worry – times when no one was emotionally attuned enough to offer us the empathy, comfort, protection, or reassurance we needed.

We survived; we grew up and became adults. And yet, unless that hurt child received the acknowledgment of the emotional pain endured (and sometimes the physical pain too), the pain remains. Buried deep within us, the inner child remains, unhealed.

You must already know how enthusiastic I am about the work that I feel privileged to do. I was honored to be invited to share my background and experience on this VoiceAmerica program. The episode on trauma is one of a series, featuring different practitioners and...

“Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell.
Spirituality is for people who have already been there.”
– Bonnie Raitt

These days, although some still maintain a connection with their religious backgrounds, many more have found formal religion to be irrelevant to their lives. In the last few decades, however, interest in spirituality has Increasingly gained ground in a variety of forms. As the chaos of disturbing global phenomena mounts, many have sought to transcend our world disorder with a personal search for meaning.