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01/09/2024

There have been so many gifts along our healing journeys. Joining a story group was one of them. A story group helped us heal in ways we didn't even know we needed until it was experienced. It changed our lives so profoundly that it prompted us to launch a business dedicated to cultivating communities of care for others to experience this incredible healing. New groups are beginning next week and there are a couple spots still available.
Click here to find our more and apply: https://www.sowthat.com/sow-that-story-groups

12/19/2023

We invite you to join one of our Transformational Story Groups launching in January and give yourself the gift of being brave (and healed) through owning your story!

Groups begin January 16th and 17th. Apply here:
https://www.sowthat.com/sow-that-story-groups

09/05/2023

Check out this amazing new offering from our dear friend Sher Nyquist from Processing Trauma Out Loud: It is a new Art and Healing water color class! Hope to see you there!

08/28/2023

Anyone else out there cocooning??

08/26/2023

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01/17/2023

One of the first steps in healing is realizing that your thoughts and feelings are your greatest allies (even if they can feel like enemies).

How will you listen and honor your allies today?

11/04/2022

Loved being a guest on this podcast talking about parts work and our healing journeys! These two women are the real deal! Take a listen!!

In this episode, Kandace and Sher continue the discussion with Laurie about parts work. Laurie explains more about parts work and how it allows us to unburde...

10/20/2022

One of my brilliant clients wrote this poem and it touched me in such deep places that I thought it might be what someone else needs to hear today as well:

I see you little one
Feverish and tired
Familiar with the smell of antiseptic and hospital hallways
Afraid of needles and hospital beds

I see you student
trying to understand, trying to keep up
missing the mark, each page painted in red
You hear their mocking, you question your brilliance

I see you growing girl
Looking in the mirror only seeing their critiques
Fixing, pulling, pruning
Unsatisfied

I see you, young teen
Wanting to share
Opening your mouth, but as the words fall out
They laugh and sneer

I see you sweet girl
Fearful of rejection
striving for them to see your good
reaching for perfection

I see you, lonely daughter
Too dramatic and too loud
Wanting to be coddled
Fearful of criticism, reaction, and rage

I see you church girl
Praying, seeking, singing, speaking
You want to be heard, but you must stay humble
Their words sting and I see you “turn the other cheek”

I see you little grown up
Tired of the yelling, the chaos
trying to be strong, stand tall
Enduring, persevering

I see you, working woman
feeling like an imposter, undeserving of accolades
wanting to be seen but fearful of being exposed
open yet guarded

I see you longing Mother,
Needles, pills, timers, negative sticks
Empty womb
Empty arms

I see you new Mother
Reaching for joy in the dream fulfilled
Lonely, tired
Wanting support

I see you, young woman
Tending, Healing
Finding peace
Fulfilling your purpose

I see each part of your whole
I’ve come for each one
I’m not leaving
I delight in you

-LH

05/29/2022

A new podcast we highly recommend! These two wild and brave, women share their own personal stories, subsequent healing journeys, and the deep wisdom they've learned along the way.

With all the heartache and division going on in our nation and our world, I think we could all benefit from hearing from some wise and gentle guides to help us through these difficult times.

So, take a listen to Sher and Kandace's new podcast "Processing Trauma Out Loud".

You are watching Processing Trauma Out Loud with Kandace and Sher, conversations about trauma and healing from two women who are doing the work. Kandace and ...

08/04/2021

Are you ready to tell your story for the sake of healing, freedom and the abundant life?

We invite you to journey with us for 9 weeks of healing and restoration by applying for our Fall 2021 Story Group Cohort

Apply now, as there are only a few spots left! https://www.sowthat.com/sow-that-story-groups

05/17/2021

Pie: it's been my ticket to savoring.
As my 4 boys grew and started going in a hundred different directions one family dinner night a week became a non-negotiable. I realized if I just made supper they were likely to eat and run, obliging the rule to be home on Monday night, but not enticed to linger. I wanted time to savor our one night a week together.
So, I started making pies. Berry. Peach. Apple. Coconut. Chess. Knowing the filling was not nearly as important as the love and hope for 10 more minutes of extended connection with my fast approaching adulthood children.
It was like magic.
Each Monday morning I would craft a yummy pie, savoring the experience looking forward all day what would happen after dinner when I pulled it out of the oven.
Our Monday night suppers are long gone now, but the savoring remains.

05/11/2021

It was so much fun to sit down with my good friend Melissa Bingham on her amazing 'Today I Choose Podcast' to talk all things story, trauma and the Enneagram. Hope you'll take a listen!
https://todayichoose.me/transformational-storytelling-enneagram-mind-body-spirit-integration-with-laurie-proctor/

Transformational Storytelling, Enneagram, & Mind-Body-Spirit Integration with Laurie Proctor

05/08/2021

Try this today:

Sit with your palms up, holding everything and everyone you feel responsible for.
(Take a breath)
Imagine releasing them all into God’s capable hands.
(Breathe)
Notice of you feel resistant to letting go.
(Breathe)

05/03/2021

Did you know your hands are the sensory organ for your heart? They are for helping, but when we are in suffering we tend to clench.
Try Noticing today where you feel clenched vs where you feel free and open and trusting.

04/26/2021

Looking at the world with eyes of compassion is a gift! Can you open your eyes wide and allow love to help you see clearly and step bravely?

04/19/2021

Sensory exploration is simple:

Give yourself a few minutes to tune into the sound of creation.

Then listen to the sound of silence.
(Breathe)
And once you’re still and settled hear your inner voice.
{breathe}

Practice listening without criticism in a posture of curiosity and kindness.

Share what you heard in the comments!

04/15/2021