THE IMAGINATION PROJECT
“Recovery refers to the process in which individuals are able to live, work, learn and participate fully in their communities. For some, recovery is the ability to live a fulfilling and productive life despite a disability. For others, recovery implies the reduction or complete remission of symptoms. Science has shown that having hope plays an integral role in an individual’s recovery.
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THE IMAGINATION PROJECT: FINDING YOUR PLACE
This a is a creation that came out of my niece Mallory's desire to help women who have been through severe trauma to recover their lives and their dignity in order to make their contribution to the world. She is working toward creating her place of belonging. We believe by continuing to presence possibility while while healing collective trauma is one way to transform our planet. She has a direct lived experience of journeying through our broken education system, healthcare system, and judicial system. Given resources and hope---the isolation and frustration that underlies addictions can mobilize people into actions that may astonish and surprise us ALL.
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FEEDBACK FOR HIRE
“Other times, you are doing some piece of work and suddenly you get feedback that tells you that you have touched something that is very alive in the Cosmos.”
FEEDBACK FOR HIRE: NEW WAYS OF BEING IN THE WORLD
The second project is an experiment in re-creating ONESELF. My dear friend Jennifer Blalock and I have had many conversations about the trans-formative work we have done both together and separately. We have maintained weekly dialogues for many years. We have taken part in various training's, spiritual teachings, and WE-SPACE community groups. Sharing our experiences and what we have learned with one another generates new possibilities for our lives, and a different way to look at family. We keep bumping up against the question: "How do we live in a world of uncertainty where the outside world does not fit our inner experience our inner world?" Do we really find our place in the world, or is it up to us to create it? This project is an experiment in collaborative business design and in co-creating a different way for women to age together. Her new business is called Feedback for Hire. It is with deep appreciation that I welcome her as a Co-Creator. It was her valuable feedback that helped me create this site.
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PARENT VOWS
“Remember, in this place no one can hear you,
and out of the silence you can make a promise
it will kill you to break,
that way you’ll find
what is real and what is not.
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PARENT VOWS: Creating balance
Christine Brautigam, considers herself a true product of the United States of America, and the result of believing in the “American Dream.” Her wealth of first hand experience with many challenges has inspired her to take a stand for humanity. It is time for us, as a species, to listen and learn from each other as we “wake up, grow up, show up, and clean up.” Who are we? Do we really understand when we are making important decisions in our life? ParentVows is a project to connect to the adult in each of us, open our eyes, and make important decisions from an informed perspective. It is also a resource bank for when life gets tricky, to seek out support and navigate through those waters causing the least amount of trauma possible.
As a pediatric psychiatric nurse for many years, I picked up many of the broken pieces of the familial bonds that broke under the weight good families trying to navigate the broken systems of the "American Dream." What interested me about this project is the mindfulness that true commitment takes. The undigested material from past generations, clogging the energetic arteries of our world, makes it difficult to find clarity for what is truly important. Helping adults understand the Adverse Childhood Events they may themselves have gone through, and being aware of the impact it has on families and society as a whole, may inspire us to make more conscious choices for ourselves, our partners, our children, and our families.
