Healing the Inner Child
Oprah Winfrey and John Bradshaw
I don't think there are many of us who have not experienced some kind of trauma in their lives, much of it dating back to things that happened when we were way little and that have disappeared into our subconscious.
As a victim of trauma herself, Oprah has spent much of her life being a champion of self care and healing and here, along with renowned psychologist John Bradshaw, she presents to us a simple exercise that asks us to address that traumatized inner child within us. Through dialogue, she starts us on a path to healing.
If you give it the seven minutes it takes, I trust you will find it therapeutic and enlightening...
Arctic Daughter on Netflix
Jean Aspen
Hence, the fascination with survivalists and people who can perservere in the wilderness or even simply brave the Maine winters…
The Arctic Girl tells the story of Jean Aspen, a woman who beginning as a child, has spent much of her life relying on her inner strength and resourcefulness in an often unforgiving environment. And Alone, which is already in its tenth season (where have I been?!) takes me to worlds I can't even imagine…
Music I Listened to this Week
The Webb Sisters with Leonard Cohen
Come Healing by Leonard Cohen
photo courtesy of Iain Macmillan
Watching the Wheels by John Lennon
I Am California by John Craigie
PRNewsFoto/BET Black Entertainment Television/AP Images
Don't You Worry About a Thing by Stevie Wonder
Concierto de Aranjuez guitar by Paco de Lucía
photo courtesy of Nicholas Jennings
Circle of Steel by Gordon Lightfoot
Valley Winter Song by Fountains of Wayne
Painting of the Week
“Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life” a quote from German writer and philosopher Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
Charity of the Week:
National Dance Institute
About The Author
New York City based contemporary artist, Pam Smilow, began writing the creative lifestyle blog “things we love” in an effort to foster a sense of community during times of isolation and reflection. To read more about her and her art, visit her website and check out the essay written by the Hammond Museum's Frank Matheis entitled The Sophisticated Innocence of Pam Smilow.