Compassion Fatigue

Compassion Fatigue

  Compassion fatigue      “You once told me you wanted to find yourself in the world, and I told you to first apply within, to discover the world within you. You once told me you wanted to save the world from all its wars, and I told you to first save...
A Message from Chaplin

A Message from Chaplin

a message from chaplin   “We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery.” ― Charlie Chaplin   In 1940 the American political satire comedy-drama film ‘ The...
If You See the Wound

If You See the Wound

  If you see the wound  “Stop treating your pain like it’s something you imagined. If you see the wound is real, then you can heal it.” ― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom    The Speak Trauma team took part in the ‘ Fierce Awakened Woman Global Online...
For Those

For Those

  Compassion fatigue      “You once told me you wanted to find yourself in the world, and I told you to first apply within, to discover the world within you. You once told me you wanted to save the world from all its wars, and I told you to first save...
The Fierce Awakened Woman

The Fierce Awakened Woman

Fierce & Awakened    People now murmur that I am your enemy For they claim that in verses I reveal your essence to the world. They lie, Julia de Burgos. They lie, Julia de Burgos. The voice uplifted in my verses is not your own: it is mine, For you are...
Make Art Not Trauma

Make Art Not Trauma

Make art not trauma     The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to...