Mind Body and Trauma

[Mental Fairy]

Where on earth did fishnuts come from! Steroids I mean. Omg I need a coffee

[Mental Fairy]

Has anyone listened to the podcast City Of The Rails? It’s absolutely taken my breath away.

[snoringdog]

There is a case currently that is starting to get to myself and my boss. Young girl in the final days of life, she is in her mid 30s. We have done all we can and she is now in the hands of the hospice team

Thank you for being there for her, and for your other patients.

[snoringdog]

Has anyone listened to the podcast City Of The Rails? It’s absolutely taken my breath away.

When journalist Danelle Morton’s daughter skips town to hop trains, she follows her into the train yard, and across America. Join Danelle as she travels the country to understand what drew her daughter into the hidden world of the railroads. Her guides are the rail cops, train engineers, and hobos she meets along the way, each of them with their own extraordinary tales of the beauty and brutality of the rails

You know how to pick 'em!

Cueing it up

[Mental Fairy]

Today’s adventure was in my my backyard, just a few steps from home is the lagoon called Barrett’s domain.

Today’s little adventure was slotted into the end of my day, a walk around the domain filled with birdsongs from the tui bird, fantails and wax eyes. Muddy underfoot due to the rainfall we keep having.

For an hour I felt like I was disconnected from the world and checked in with myself. Taking in the green landscape, the mud under my feet and the sound of streams flowing. Felt very much calm internally.

[Mental Fairy]

Pays to look up more and not just as one’s feet. Never know what you will miss!

[Mental Fairy]

My day out to my happy place.

[Mental Fairy]

Hi Team
This week has gone faster than a sneeze in a pepper store.
Yesterday for some reason was a struggle, i was so incredibly tired and floods of weird emotions. Today was a take grandpa to doctor day to check the cancer removal on his head. It’s absolutely massive, more than I thought but he is doing ok.

I got home got the gear on and headed for the mountain, it was so good to be back on home ground up there. Until maybe two hours in I heard a voice of someone who wouldn’t stop talking. Immediately anger shot up in me, I had two options, allow this non stop talker to annoy me or put my beanie on and let her pass and wait for them to disappear around the ridge line. I let them pass, I couldn’t speak at all, I felt so desperate for peace and silence. It soon came. It was just me and the birds. The higher I got in altitude the more I felt at peace. I was home.

Coming up over the ridge I saw the mountain appear in such a way it took my breath away. I immediately began to cry. If I had big enough arms I could hug it. I gave it an emotional hug and said ‘welcome back’.
All those year’s climbing and putting my life on the line, the nights of complete bliss watching the sun go down. Then the failure of my marriage as I spend more hours up there than at sea level.
So many stories of rescues and near misses. So many people that came into my life for minutes or hours, only to return to their hut, camper-van or own country.

I came down the trail and back to my car, my feet ache, my blisters are welcome and trophies of a hard day. My soul feels a little more at peace just for today.

Tomorrow is my second attempt at retreat day, ice bath work, meditation, breath work and acupuncture. Then day two of training Saturday.

Oak we are also doing cooking lessons there on health foods. I so wish you could come along.
Like last time I am already nervous about being around people, going through the process of introducing one’s self to complete strangers.

I came on here as a stranger, you all feel like family. If only ah.

Noface you will soon learn that each and every single person on this forum are incredibly kind, relatable, enjoyable people with such wisdom and courage. They Will individually touch your life in beautiful ways, they will also make you feel proud and give you strength you never knew you had.

Hugs to all. So glad beany is back.

[Mental Fairy]

The moment I broke down was seeing the beauty of Mount Taranaki.

[manuel_moe_g]

Hello Mental Fairy

Such a beautiful shot of your mountain!