By Danielle Benvenuto Guest writer for Wake Up World A couple of years ago I began to dive head first into meditation. I found myself exploring a whole new world of possibilities...
Category - Trauma & Healing
Wake Up World’s articles to help you overcome trauma, identify patterns and heal emotional wounds.
The “Space Between Stories”
By Lissa Rankin, MD Guest writer for Wake Up World Are you feeling lost? Uncertain? Adrift? Many of us are in what Charles Eisenstein calls “the space between stories” right now...
Awakening: 7 Steps to Ease the Labor Pain of Spiritual Rebirth
By Juliet Tang Contributing writer for Wake Up World Awakening is a unique journey that can only be experienced. The closest description I can come up with is that it feels like finally seeing...
The Black Sheep – Is It Okay to Leave Your Biological Family?
By Lia Love Guest writer for Wake Up World “You did not invent these family habits. Your family is like mine; for thousands and thousands of years our families have embraced a dysfunctional...
Are You In An Abusive Relationship With Yourself?
By Nanice Ellis Contributing writer for Wake Up World Did you know that more than 20% of the global population is in an abusive relationship with a partner or family member? This sounds like a big...
5 Things I Learned From Having a Chronic Illness
19th July 2016 By Christina Lavers Contributing writer for Wake Up World Seven years ago, when I emerged from the doctor’s office after having my worst fears confirmed, I knew that I had...
It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are
By Mark Wolynn Guest writer for Wake Up World A well-documented feature of trauma, one familiar to many, is our inability to articulate what happens to us. We not only lose our words, but something...
Moving Beyond ‘Awakening Shock Syndrome’
13th July 2016 By Jeff Street Guest writer for Wake Up World One of the things that I’ve noticed that seems to happen to many people early in their spiritual awakening is they become hyper...
Self-Help? Stop Working on Your Weakness and Focus on Your Strengths Instead
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World When it comes to self-improvement, there’s an underlying idea that we are inherently flawed and need “fixing.” In...
Freedom From Addictions
28th June 2016 By Melissa Joy Jonsson Guest writer for Wake Up World To see the beauty and clarity of a person emerging from the confusion of addiction is to witness grace in action. All addictions...
Shadow Work and Healing – Reflections from the Peruvian Jungle
31st May 2016 By Bernhard Guenther Contributing writer for Wake Up World I recently returned from Peru after the first Time of Transition Retreat I hosted with Fred Clark Alvarez. It was...
Could Talking to Your Body Be the Answer to Your Health Complaints?
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Have no doubt, the mind can be a powerful healing tool. And science is beginning to acknowledge what shamans, healers, intuitives and...