(Written March 2018, but unpublished) I am in a Hole. I know this Hole well. It’s the one I fell into when i began my recovery from childhood abuses back in 1989. Back then, it felt like a slippery-sided aluminum can big enough to hold the whole world. it was...
Readers of my blog and books know that I was diagnosed with PTSD in 1990 and have been in recovery and active healing since that time. Looking back to all those years ago when I began the journey to seek joy and love, I had no idea that I would be supporting others in...
Recent events in my country have brought me back to an important remembrance: Pain is a great motivator. Every time I’ve experienced intense pain I’ve awakened to important realizations. You may have heard that “Pain is a message”, as a...
“A Ghost Story” originally published in the 811 Magazine as my column “Wise Words from the Valley Shamama”, (c) Licia Berry 2007 Here we are at that time of year again! The kiddies are getting ready for Halloween, the days are shortening, and...
“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.” -Anaïs Nin I’ve...
