The dance between safe space and brave space I Heather Plett
“There are three things that are necessary ingredients for healing,” my therapist said recently. “Safety, safety, and safety.” Ever since then, I’ve been reflecting on what he said and I think he’s de...
9 Aug 20214min
Whose voices are you being influenced by? (And when is it time to silence those voices?) I Heather Plett
On a news program recently, I heard a judge being quoted as saying that, in deciding the sentence for someone who’d been charged with a crime, he was influenced by neither emotions nor public opinion....
4 Aug 20215min
Staying at the centre of the labyrinth I Heather Plett
“You can stay at the centre as long as you need.” That’s what I say to people at retreats when I’m facilitating a labyrinth walk. The centre is where you receive whatever gifts are available to you af...
29 Jul 20214min
Velcro membranes I Heather Plett
When I talk about holding space for ourselves, I often introduce the concept of psychic membranes – the container in which we can protect, nourish, and support ourselves. The cell membrane serves as a...
27 Jul 20213min
Three men and a leaky boat I Heather Plett
I was sitting on the dock on the Red River at the local park. It’s my favourite place to sit with my journal on these pleasant Spring/Summer mornings. I can usually sit there uninterrupted, but someti...
20 Jul 20214min
Companionship I Heather Plett
“Will you be my companion?” That was a familiar phrase in our household when I was growing up. As a farm family, my siblings and I all had daily chores that we had to do in the barn after school, and ...
19 Jul 20213min
It’s okay to be wounded (and it’s okay to heal) I Heather Plett
Recently I wrote a post about worshipping our wounds. In it, I talked about how sometimes we cling to our wounds too long because they become part of our identity or healing them might feel threatenin...
14 Jul 20213min
Stay with the waves (on practicing stillness) I Heather Plett
In the movie, Sound of Metal, Ruben, a drummer in a heavy metal band, begins to lose his hearing. Fearing that he might slip back into addiction because of it, his girlfriend helps him check in to a f...
8 Jul 20219min
