Articles on trauma, loss, and mourning
Smudging sage is a spiritual practice used by many indigenous cultures, and has become a popular trend among non-natives exploring spirituality, resulting in misuse. Read more to get insight into the practice and the related history of Native Americans.
On January 9th, my grandma lost her battle to COVID, marking my first loss to the virus. Writing about the experience and my thoughts about everything helps me cope. If you've also lost a loved one recently, I hope it helps you in some way.
Amber returns with the second part of her 'Pushing Past the Pain' series, where she continues to discuss her experience healing from past trauma and focusing on compartmentalizing things to do so. (Content warning)
The goal is not to be "color-blind". The goal is to see, acknowledge, and understand the experiences, histories, and traumas of other groups of people. And understanding all that helps to understand the Black Lives Matter movement.
Domestic violence is a hard topic to discuss, but it needs to be talked about for us to take action and make progress on this issue. Amber Giroux bravely shares her experience as a domestic violence survivor, hoping to help others who need to be seen and heard in their own situations of abuse. This is part one of Amber's series on her experience.