When I am at home, I take a walk through the forest every day. On the very hot days usually at or just after dawn, when there is still some cool to enjoy.
At the moment, I’m not at home. I’m catsitting for a friend and taking my walks through the fields and agricultural land. I’m familiar around here, and usually while I don’t find these walks as nourishing as the ones through ‘my’ forest, I enjoy being out of the built-up areas.
Continue reading “What the Drought Teaches Us About Resilience”The question ‘why is there suddenly more trauma?’ is often heard. With everything I know about trauma, which by now is quite a lot, I have long had a strong sense that there isn’t actually more trauma. However, I was not quite able to articulate clearly why I felt that, beyond believing we are starting to recognise it more. As I read Rutger Bregman’s book ‘Utopia for Realists’, a lot is suddenly falling into place. He does not articulate the situation related to trauma, but what he describes gives me language for my long-held view.
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