My favourite articles on trauma, land, and healing

Part One of a two-part series. Exploring the clues hidden in land, water, history and etymology that point towards a lost goddess culture devoted to Brigid in East Yorkshire. 

I take a look at the links between goddess deities of native, pre-Roman cultures and the hare in Britain, Ireland and Europe – and what makes the hare so special.

Yorkshire as a forgotten centre of Druid activity takes me from the Wolds to the big city ~ on the trail of overlooked ancestors and the wisdom that awaits discovery in our past.

Updated for 2025 with NEW data: I revisit my 2022 article all about the lost settlement of Delgovicia, here in East Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Wolds.

Part Two of a two-part series all about the Brythonic and Celtic goddess Brigid. Rome's genocide in Britain during the First Century AD is a trauma still held in the land and our bodies.

This blog explores the wolf as a forgotten totem animal that is native to the British Isles, and what the wolf continues to teach us as we begin to remember the Spirits of Place and Land.

I share an unusual encounter with two cheeky crows during a visit to Stonehenge, and consider any meaning this may hold for mankind's connection to ancient sites.  

On the trail of St. John of Beverley in east Yorkshire, and what his wells and springs can teach us about the significance of water worship in British folk history.  

During a pilgrimage to Glastonbury in January 2024, at a time of crossroads and thresholds, the mythical Brythonic deity and king Gwyn ap Nudd enters my life.  

I take a look at initiation and the universal rites of passage, what these are, how they help human development, and what happens when we don't receive them. 

What's in a name anyway? Here I explore the oft-forgotten historical connections between a very ancient Britain and Market Weighton in east Yorkshire. 

Full expression of the soul requires us to reach for what is known as "individuation" – the urgency of which accelerates during times of pressure and crisis. 

I share my journey of learning to "earth" my way through life, autism, and complex trauma  –  and how Vitamin G continues to impact me positively on a daily basis.

Somatic work can bring up unresolved trauma. To work safely, we need some go-to grounding practices to resource ourselves effectively and confidently.

I often write about the trauma of war as a special interest. Healing war trauma needs to be on your own terms and in your own time. It is the soul journey back to Self. 

In this blog from 2023, I look at the traumatisation of men in wartime across the ages while reflecting on Prince Harry's revelations in his recent memoir 'Spare.'

I share my strategies for coping with abandonment in the wake of a trauma bond, as well as how to cope with the pain and suffering that comes with trauma bonds.

Little is written about spiritual emergencies and their frequency. I consider the relationship to autism and trauma, and offer some tips for survival. 

I share my own understanding of "trauma informed" and also explore what it means to be following a trauma-informed model in organisations and systems.

Of course you matter, and matter to others. But this blog post is about dealing with feelings of low self-worth when you feel invisible, devalued or worthless.

I talk about the tell-tale signs – which are often encountered during the trauma healing journey – which indicate that someone has been chronically scapegoated. 

Why infantilising of the inner child is often unhelpful. An integrated and decolonized approach is more powerful for lasting soul-based, Earth-serving change.

I share my experience of inner child healing and what this has looked like for me so far, plus some helpful tips for getting started with your own healing journey.

Many of us were socialised as kids to understand conditional love as the only kind of love. As we grow and heal, there comes a time where we must revisit this belief.