by Maggi Colwell | Jan 10, 2025 | Anxiety, Art Therapy, trauma, Uncategorized
Many think trauma therapy is just talking about painful past events until the memories lose their sting. But that’s a misconception. Trauma therapy isn’t about rehashing the past. It’s about creating the safety to build capacity for healing trauma...
by Maggi Colwell | Mar 20, 2024 | Therapy, trauma
In my work of trauma-informed art therapy and depth therapy, I have found that a lot of the people I work with are survivors. Things were complicated growing up. Another term currently being used are adverse childhood experiences or ACE’s. They were smart, they...
by Maggi Colwell | Mar 7, 2024 | Depth Psychology, Therapy, trauma
I think about containment all the time. It is one of the things lacking in most community mental health right now. AI or cookie-cutter therapy can’t provide containment because that system lacks it by design. So, today I want to explore trauma treatment in...
by Maggi Colwell | Feb 26, 2024 | Depth Psychology, shadow work, trauma
I want to talk about shadow and shadow work today. This topic is something that I keep bringing up in the last couple of weeks, maybe the last couple of months. And it is a concept that has gotten a lot of popularity, including viral attention recently. Furthermore,...
by Maggi Colwell | Jan 22, 2024 | Anxiety, self care, self-care, Therapy, trauma
Embodiment: A Journey to Presence In her book, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living, Shauna Niequist talks about how, when she started her journey of presence and more stillness, she was good at maximizing productivity...
by Maggi Colwell | Jan 15, 2024 | Therapy, trauma, Uncategorized
What is sensory rest? The women I work with often say things like, “I can’t relax enough to meditate.” or “I have to listen to books while I’m falling asleep or I’ll ruminate over my day.” or “I feel exhausted even when...
