Trauma

Goodbye Old Friend
In the chaos and urgency of tragedy, it is difficult to slow down and allow ourselves to grieve. As our adult self makes decisions and...
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An Interview with Susan Cunningham
On this week’s podcast, Dan sits down for a conversation with Susan Cunningham, a therapist, poet, and facilitator with The Allender Center. Dan and Susan...
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The Pilgrimage of Grief
“The wailing of broken hearts is the doorway to God” —Rumi, 13th Century Poet/Mystic Do you ever feel like you are walking through life with...
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More Story Questions
On this week’s podcast, the conclusion of our Story series, Dan engages four remaining questions that he often hears from people interested in working with...
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How Do I Trust My Memory?
On this week’s podcast, Dan continues our series on Story by addressing another question he commonly receives from people interested in joining a Story Workshop:...
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When Endings Don’t Go Well
In the first part of this series on endings, Dan introduced the idea that every ending is a mini-death, and, as such, we often treat...
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Freddie Gray, Walter Scott, and Unsanitized Grief
How do we mourn with those who mourn? Here, Susan Kim, a member of The Allender Center Teaching Staff, reflects on violence, race, and the...
ReadThe Parallax Tragedy: Part Two
In case you missed it, be sure to read Part 1 of this post here. In it, Alex Houseknecht reflects on how he found himself...
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