There is a common theme within many prominent healing modalities, which is the theme of being stuck. While the concept of being stuck seems easily recognizable, the ways that it manifests can take many forms. A key issue often addressed in therapy that highlights the degree to which human beings get stuck is trauma. When […]
Author Archives: Jamie Kruse
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Feb
Feb
In society, trauma has long been recognized, but under different terms to describe it, such as shellshock in veterans. Unfortunately, trauma has not always been addressed in a manner that best serves those who have experienced it. Maladaptive ways that trauma has been addressed have occurred through stigma, pathologizing, and ineffective treatments. Even with the […]
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Apr
Apr
Mindfulness is the act of being an observer of the self, nonjudgmentally, in the present moment where real life happens. We often move from one thing to the next without pause, and by the end of the day, we are so exhausted, we forget what happened or numb out to dissolve the day’s worries and […]
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Mar
Mar
Healing takes time. Often, I find my clients talking about how much they wish that time could speed up and that they could change more quickly. Many times we talk about taking two steps forward and one step back. It is all part of the process of healing. As we heal, we have new experiences, […]
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Mar
Mar
Life is busy, let’s face it. Pre-covid, we were stacked with everything under the moon to keep us going, we were so busy some of us did not even know the intimacies of our families anymore. It allowed us to see the facets of our life that were not glaring at us prior. It allowed […]
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Mar
Mar
As winter slowly ceases and makes room for the possibility of Spring, a sense of hope grows for many. I have seen the struggle during the Chicagoland winter. The absence of sunlight, green grass and the baron trees can leave a person feeling the cold, too deeply as if we too have lost our color […]
Energy, Healing, Learning, Mindfulness, Therapy
What is Transpersonal Therapy and Why Find a Transpersonal Therapist?
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Dec
Dec
Transpersonal Therapy is a way to reach self-fulfillment and move you toward what you desire. In using different states of the brain, a Transpersonal Therapist guides you to access memories, limiting thoughts, and defeating patterns blocking or getting in the way of feeling more connected to yourself and others. It is a type of therapy […]
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Nov
Nov
What is Spiritual Response Therapy? Spiritual Response Therapy founded by the late Rev. Robert E. Detzler (1926-2013) is a form of spiritual healing that helps remove blocks and interferences in your subconscious that prevent you from living a fulfilled life. SRT works on a spiritual level to remove mental, emotional, and physical challenges. It is […]
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Nov
Nov
Connecting to your purpose can be hard in the busy lives we live. For me personally, COVID-19 provided me a time of solace for brief periods. This allowed change to happen in my life more than ever before. Being a busy therapist, mom, and wife, I don’t know if I ever stopped. But Covid brought […]
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Nov
Nov
This month, we will be exploring grief. Grief comes in many different forms. It may come as the response to a death, job loss, marriage, or identity. As November begins, we have chosen to bring light to grief, often heightened in the next few weeks of the year. What is grief? Grief is the response […]