Category Archives: Healing

What is Self-Trust? Why is it so Hard? And Ways to Build It

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The topic of trust comes up in a variety of forms in therapy. Often in questions surrounding why it is so hard, where it stems from, and how to build trust in ourselves or others.  We may have awareness regarding what it feels like to lack trust or can point out moments when we do […]

Why We Gather: The Importance of Women’s Circles

Women have been joining in sacred circles for thousands of years. Gathering together for community, storytelling, and ritual has been an important source of connection for women from many cultures and traditions. The earliest circles were associated with nature in one form or another-the lunar cycle, changing seasons, and of course, nature’s greatest miracle, menstruation. […]

What is Transpersonal Therapy and Why Find a Transpersonal Therapist?

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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 […]

When Life Feels Meaningless and God Feels Scary

The word God scares people. Throughout history, you will find the word god associated with war, violence, terrorism, oppression, revenge, plagues, disease, etc. It all seems to somehow link God to senseless pain and suffering. But these are predominately what man has created with that word. And men are just flawed humans searching for meaning […]

Energy Clearing: What is Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT)

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 […]

What is Ayurveda and How Can it Heal You?

Before there was Zoloft—before the days of a trillion dollar pharmaceutical industry and modern neuropsychology research labs—we had to rely on elements of the Earth as medicine for both the mind and the body. One of the dominant ancient civilizations to harvest the understanding of natural healing began in India. Presenting in Sanskrit in 2nd […]

Connecting to Your Purpose: A Monthly Workshop

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 […]

Bringing Light and Love to Grief and Loss

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 […]

The Power of The Word No and 10 Ways To Say It

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The word “No” is considered the 77th most frequently spoken word in the English language. And yet, so many struggle to make it a regular vocabulary term when they need to the most. There is significant pressure in our fast-past society to do more, for more, more often. We experience heavy weights of guilt or […]

Book Recommendations from the Torus Team

We love books here at Torus Therapy, here is the first (of lists to come) of book recommendations from our team here at Torus! This list is by no means a full list but a handful of some of our favorites related to mental well-being, emotions, trauma, recovery, and the human experience. We hope you […]