
barefoot in the woods
emergent hippie blogs about post traumatic growth
***Trigger Warning - These blog posts address all aspects of post trauma experiences and may trigger those who can relate all too well. Please be gentle on yourself and read as you feel able.
Mary is not a licensed counselor or therapist - all information in these posts is intended to share her personal experiences and to provide you resources on your self-discovery journey only. Please take good care of yourself and seek professional help as needed.


Your Inner World On the Stage


August Has Been a Month and I’m OK


A Brief Course in Dissociation


Tapping for Psychodrama: Follow-Up Resource Guide


13 Fun Ways to Feel Embodied


Standing in the Shadows - Making Peace with our Defenses


The Trauma of Arrogance


Raising Awareness Through Embodied Mindfulness


An Overachiever Trauma Response


This is What Post-Traumatic Growth Feels Like


Spiritual Abuse - When Seeking the Divine Hurts Your Soul

How Mindfulness Can Help Calm Traumatic Stress

How I Fully Recovered from Complex PTSD


Five Tips for Tapping with Children

What is EFT Tapping?

The Dismantling of a Non-Profit - A Bird’s Eye View of Traumatized Adoptive Family Systems

The Four F's of Trauma Shut-Down

Tapping 101


Unfolding Traumatic Collapse


When You Have Everything to Gain from Holding on to the Pain