A slow start to the year
This year I noticed how differently my pottery and therapy practices reveal themselves. Clay gives me something literal to hold — pieces made, classes taught, shelves filled. Therapy unfolds quietly, often without anything to “show” except a nervous system that breathes easier. One moment stays with me — a client finding and holding his small boy in parts work. No fixing, no strategy, just connection. These are the shifts that change a life, slowly and invisibly. Timelines belong to the body, not the calendar. If you haven’t reflected yet, perhaps your year starts now.
The natural healing force within us
I recently heard a Hippocrates quote in an IFS webinar that stayed with me: “The physician is within.” It reminded me how many cultures recognize an inner wisdom, a warm and steady place that moves us toward balance. In IFS we call it the Self. When even one of its qualities appears — calm, curiosity, clarity, compassion, confidence, or connectedness — something inside softens. Healing often begins there, not through force but through safety, trust, and small moments of openness.