I am sad, angry, shocked, mystified and I don't even know what else and I was not directly impacted by the horrific shooting on Monday March 27, 2023.

How can we live in a country where this seems to keep happening? What can we do to change our system? What can we do to heal our hearts? What can we do to love and help those impacted?

Honestly, I don't have answers to many of these hard questions but I do believe that if we listen to people with compassion, if we sit with people and validate their feelings, if we try to put good energy out there in whatever small way you can or I can, it will help.

This episode is my effort to put out a small amount of good energy that I hope will help a few people. In addition to discussing trauma healing in general, I will also be talking about how to understand how we deal with trauma using Marilyn Murray's Trauma Egg (see also https://c4265878.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/redeemer.1907090955.Trauma_Egg20190710.pdf).

Healing is not only the ability to work through our current feelings but also the ability to understand how those feelings are woven into all the trauma experiences of our lives. By being kind to ourselves and others, by finding safe people to talk with about our feelings and by trying to do something good to help others, we can help ourselves heal and move forward even in the midst of tragedy.

I am so sorry for what happened, for the lives that were lost, for the families that are now torn apart, for the little children that are frightened and confused, for the teachers, parents and everyone else that has been impacted. I hope this message will help in some small way.

If you have questions or comments, feel free to reach out to me at [email protected].

Blessings.

Alan, The Curious Counselor