CHILDREN {a poem}

PoetryJena SchwartzMarch 20, 2022Ukraine, war, trauma, poems, PoetryComment

Now, Next, and Healing Trauma

Now calls on me to tap into my inner stability. This feels so healing. It's both the hardest and the easiest thing.

The Difference Between Therapy and Coaching

Language matters, words matter, and being responsible as a professional matters deeply to me. If you're wanting some guidance and support but not sure what you need, feel free to reach out. I'm always happy to chat.

CoachingJena SchwartzNovember 1, 2020personal coaching, coaching, therapy, Mental Health, trauma, rabbi Comment

Day 182: It's OK to Rest Your Voice

Creative Process, Real Life, COVID-19, CommunityJena SchwartzSeptember 23, 2020Covid-19, Writing, Writer's block, trauma, humanity Comment

Ancestral Memory

What is "real" memory and what is imprinted on us by exposure or repetition?

Sitting with Our "Stuff"

Then I stand in my driveway in the early morning, and the beauty of the flowering trees and bird songs makes me want to weep, for the gift of these and the stark, impossible disparities.

Observations, ResistanceJena SchwartzMay 9, 2019mass shootings, coping, trauma, self-careComment

The House with the Painted-Shut Windows

It’s my business to never shut up. To smile only when I feel like smiling. To keep doing my own work of healing a nervous system that cranks up in a millisecond if I feel scolded or scared.

ObservationsJena SchwartzDecember 12, 2018domestic violence, feminism, non-fiction, trauma, zillow, rosh hashanah, ikea, real estate, house huntingComment

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