Discovering Peace Within

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I’m excited to announce that I’ll be offering another TRE® (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) Workshop on Saturday...
07/22/2025

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be offering another TRE® (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) Workshop on Saturday, July 26th, from 12:00–1:30pm at the Abundance Wellness Center in Tallahassee.
This in-person workshop is designed to help you release deep-rooted tension, stress, and trauma stored in the body. Through a series of gentle, accessible movements, you’ll learn how to activate your body’s natural tremor response—a process that supports deep relaxation and emotional release.
Once you’ve learned the practice, TRE® can be used on your own as a self-guided tool for ongoing regulation and healing—no instructor required. It’s designed to empower individuals with a simple, sustainable way to support their own nervous system.
TRE® is a powerful yet gentle method that helps the body release chronic patterns of stress, tension, and trauma through a natural shaking mechanism. Most people find the experience soothing and restorative, often reporting a greater sense of calm, peace, and well-being afterward.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d love to see you there!

TRE is a series of exercises which assist the body in releasing patterns of stress, tension & trauma by inducing a gentle shaking response.

07/18/2025

We’re told to praise children for being easy.

For staying quiet.
For following rules without question.
For not making a fuss. Not speaking up. Not pushing back.

But what happens when those same children become adults?

We wonder why they struggle to advocate for themselves.
Why they burn out trying to please everyone.
Why they ignore their own needs to keep the peace.
Why they stay silent in relationships that hurt.

And we call it a lack of confidence.
We call it low self-worth.
We call it something to unlearn in therapy.

But maybe it’s not a flaw.
Maybe it was conditioning.

The kind that starts when we reward compliance — instead of nurturing confidence.

Let’s stop praising kids for being easy to manage.

Let’s start honouring who they really are.

Because the world doesn’t need more silence.
It needs people who know HOW to speak up — and feel safe doing so. ❤️

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03/27/2025

When a particular part caring an old wound is triggered, it tends to take us over so we can't see outside of the worldview of that part.

When we relate to a triggered part from a place of compassion, we become dis-identified with the part and can make wiser choices.

03/02/2025

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02/27/2025

Gender affirming care (including non-medical care) saves lives. We can’t keep losing kids to su***de. Don’t be part of the problem, be part of the solution. Let a gender non-conforming/ NB/trans kiddo in your life know how much you care about them, today. I tell at least 5 youths and/or adults this every week - the world is better with you in it, even if it seems like many don’t think that. Let’s get through this together, survive, and eventually thrive.

02/23/2025

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02/21/2025

I have a meaningful, but SMALL favor to ask my Facebook community.

Could you spare one minute of your time to support my small business?

Here is how...
Go to my business page
Discovering Peace Within
Go to the 3 little dots…(on the side of page)
- Hit “Invite Friends”
- Select "Invite All"
That’s all there is to it.

You’ve SUCCESSFULLY supported my passion, my family & my business for $0. Thank you so very much.

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