Trauma Talk

7-8:30am: Grand Rounds
8:30-10am: Didactics w/ OB Residents & OB Providers
12:45-4pm: VT Conference Presentation

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Still on a high from our weekend of facilitating rest ✨

Courtney and Alexis met in Waco today to finalize everything for our upcoming retreat!! We cannot wait to nurture our attendees, both body and soul 💖

Our teachings are inspired by a variety of experts. Here are just of a few of the resources we have been reviewing in anticipation of the retreat!

Speaking of which, head to our stories for deets on the unexpected opening we have ✨

As we reviewed registrations from the retreat, we found that the number one intention shared was relaxation. Have you seen the house we get to gather in?! Relaxation is a given, duh.

But the most beautiful discovery came when reading the intentions that tied for second…

✨Connection & Healing✨

We loved this so much because as most of us know, CONNECTION IS THE MEDICINE!

Just being together as a collective fosters healing and growth. We need each other, friends. Lean on your people ✨

Do you follow ?! We love her rest deck and decided to do her 3 card spread in anticipation of the retreat. This spread is what she calls an imagination mood board. The goal is to let the spread tell a story about the rest you are imagining or in this case, the rest we are imagining for YOU ✨

We hope this retreat will leave you feeling free, rested and cared for. We hope you can truly pause and detach from the urgencies that are hard to quiet. We hope that you leave our time together believing that you are more than what you produce and that your worth is deep.

A mantra from Tricia to take with you today:

"I deserve patience, grace, mercy, and care. I deserve to be seen as powerful and tender. I am worthy of a slow and connected, rested life. When I act with urgency, I am ignoring the beauty of what is here right in front of me. I will surrender to the flow of life. I will rest.” 💖

Emily and Amelia Nagoski use Jane Eyre’s “madwoman in the attic” as a way for us to understand self-compassion. They don’t use madwoman to mock or dismiss, but to make space for the parts of us we hide away.

The madwoman is this uncomfortable, fragile part of ourselves that has the impossible, tormenting task of bridging the unbridgeable chasm between us and this “expected us”

Your madwoman might look like anything, but I loved Emily’s comparison to Te Kā, the lava monster from Moana. Spoiler alert for those of you that haven’t seen Moana (what is wrong with you?), Te Kā is angry and broken hearted (Maui stole her heart 🥺).

Moana starts singing to her to help her remember who she truly is (spoiler, she’s Te Fiti, the beautiful green mountain goddess):

They have stolen the heart from inside you
But this does not define you
This is not who you are
You know who you are
Who you truly are

Are you still with me? Am I being too woo?

The point is personifying our own madwoman can help us build a relationship with her, maybe even a friendship. This is self-compassion. An art form in transforming what is broken 💖

Our feed has been heavy on our upcoming retreat but did you know we offer trainings on ??!!?

We offer both virtual and live options AND have an entire self-paced course!

We loved this recent review from someone that just completed the online course 💖

Fun fact: we been for a long ass time 😂 Look at these babies!!!

Link in bio to register ⬆️✨

Not gonna lie, the last few days have been stressful. When we unexpectedly learned our retreat space was no longer an option, we ran through all the emotions, including let’s just give up defeated AF frustration.

After encouraging each other and reminding ourselves that we can do hard things, we worked some magic and did the damn thing. We found even better accommodations (swipe to see her beauty!), alerted attendees, and got back to planning!

We have put so much heart and dedication into this project. Probably because we need it just as much as you all….

Helping professionals are not ok. I mean the collective is not ok, but those of us on the front lines holding space both in and out of our homes are at capacity. Our nervous systems are working in overdrive and we need space to be held through the struggle.

We need to be reminded that our needs must be tended to so we can keep doing the sacred work of tending to others.

Check the link in bio to read more about the new space. We are almost sold out!! 💖

Full moon fire circle anyone?!? 🔥🌕

This retreat will nourish your body and mind - cultivating a time for you to slowwwww down.

We will reflect, celebrate and release what is no longer serving us ✨

Link in bio!