Sonia Connolly

Most of us carry old pain from the twists and turns our lives have taken.
Respect Your Reservoir of Pain

Embodying Hope ebooks available!
You can place orders for the Embodying Hope ebook on my website, at Apple iBooks, and at Amazon. $7.99.

Open for in-person sessions
My in-person practice is open to clients who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. I am also fully vaccinated. I'm looking forward to seeing you again! I will continue to offer online sessions as well.


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Try a new narrative: “My perceptions and responses make sense. I am intrinsically good. I am doing my best with the resources and knowledge I have.” Naomi Ceder kindly sent me an update on how she's doing four years later, which I added at the end of this article based on her work from 2016.
Prefer Narratives with Hope, Updated

New book responses at Curious, Healing. Have you read these? Comments welcome!

• "A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking" by T. Kingfisher
  
• "Across the Green Grass Fields" by Seanan McGuire

Embodying Hope so close!
I uploaded the final files for Embodying Hope to LightningSource today, following an epic struggle with Photoshop about ink density on the cover. When I receive and approve a physical proof, I'll make the book available for sale. You can see excerpts linked from the table of contents, as well as a list of links found in the book so readers don't have to type them in.

I might send out a rare second newsletter this month when the book is available, or you can keep an eye on the book's page for Buy buttons. Next I'll be working on the epub and Kindle ebook versions, which have also involved technical struggles in the past.

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Thanks to each of you for working so hard to be a good person.
The "Good Person" Badge

New book responses at Curious, Healing. Have you read these? Comments welcome!

• "Bodyfulness" by Christine Caldwell, PhD
  
• "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez
  
• "Every Heart a Doorway" by Seanan McGuire

Embodying Hope progress
I am continuing to work on the text for Embodying Hope. Taking a book from idea to embodiment always takes ten times longer than I think it will. I have a great cover design thanks to Luna Enriquez and I'm looking forward to sharing that next month.

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Terror moves us to act in the present, shows us where kind attention is needed to heal our past, and directs us to prepare for the future.
Anchor Terror in Time

New book responses at Curious, Healing. Have you read these? Comments welcome!

• "Drowned Country" by Emily Tesh
  
• "My Grandmother's Hands" by Resmaa Menakem

VOTE
To all US citizens:

• Make sure you are registered to vote. Check your registration.
  
• Vote as early as possible. You may be able to vote early in your state even if you are voting in person. A state-by-state guide to voting in the age of COVID-19.
  
• Get an absentee ballot and vote by mail if you can. In Oregon, all voting is by mail. Deliver your completed ballot to your local elections office or a designated dropbox.
  
• Now is the time to make arrangements if you need help to get your ballot in.
  

The most important election of our lives is on November 3, 2020. VOTE.


Curious, Healing is a blog, and you're welcome to comment there or here about the books. The articles don't have a comment section. You're welcome to comment here or send me email with any thoughts.

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Protect the community you already belong with.
Wear a Mask to Belong

New book response at Curious, Healing. Have you read this? Comments welcome!

• "Gathering Moss" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Portland update
For those of you who are not local to Portland, OR, I want to reassure you that most of the city is going about its business as usual.  The police and federal agents are conducting their violent assaults on protesters in a small 3 block area downtown. The Black Lives Matter protesters in no way deserve these unconstitutional assaults.

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Allow yourself to be a beginner at handling this pandemic.
Adapt to New Risks

New book response at Curious, Healing. Have you read this? Comments welcome!

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Online sessions offered
I offer online sessions for body-centered trauma work via Zoom, Wednesday-Friday and one Saturday per month. I can help you manage triggers, contain emotions, settle your nervous system, and more. Contact me to schedule. I look forward to working with you!

I will resume in-person bodywork sessions when I am not putting clients at risk of catching COVID-19 through close proximity in an enclosed space.

Grieving in solidarity
My heart goes out to Black people murdered and traumatized by police, to everyone living in fear of violence and murder committed by the people in charge. My heart goes out to all of us damaged by the delusion of White Supremacy. Recommended reading for white folks: Me & White Supremacy: How To Check Your White Privilege, an interview with Layla Saad by Zoe Beaty.

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Recognize the quiet heroism of staying home.
Agency in a Time of Pandemic

New book responses at Curious, Healing. Have you read these? Comments welcome!

• "Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney
  
• "Outside the Charmed Circle" by Misha Magdalene
  
• "Silver in the Wood" by Emily Tesh

Online sessions offered
I am now offering online sessions for body-centered trauma work via Zoom, Wednesday-Friday and one Saturday per month. I can help you manage triggers, contain emotions, settle your nervous system, and more. Contact me to schedule. I look forward to working with you!

Curious, Healing is a blog, and you're welcome to comment there or here about the books. The articles don't have a comment section. You're welcome to comment here or send me email with any thoughts.

If you want the monthly newsletter in your inbox, along with news about my practice, you can subscribe here.

When we take small actions within our reach, we build sustainability, community, and hope.
Mend What You Can Reach

New book responses at Curious, Healing. Have you read this? Comments welcome!

• "Steering the Craft" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Online Practitioner Recommendations
Repeating this request since I didn't get many answers last time. Feel free to recommend yourself! Are you or do you know a kind, skillful, LGBTQ-friendly practitioner who helps people heal trauma online via video chat? Please send me website links for your recommendations, in any country. I would like to have a list of suggestions for people who send me inquiries. Thanks!

Curious, Healing is a blog, and you're welcome to comment there or here about the books. The articles don't have a comment section. You're welcome to comment here or send me email with any thoughts.

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Treat yourself as if you deserve to exist.
In Search of Self-Confidence

New book responses at Curious, Healing. Have you read these? Comments welcome!

• "Minor Mage" by T. Kingfisher
  
• "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
  
• "The Structures and Movement of Breathing" by Barbara Conable

Curious, Healing is a blog, and you're welcome to comment there or here about the books. The articles don't have a comment section. You're welcome to comment here or send me email with any thoughts.

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When we have more inner and outer resources, it is easier to take risks and try something new.
Solid Support for Change

New book response at Curious, Healing. Have you read this? Comments welcome!

• "My Grandfather's Blessings" by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.

Curious, Healing is a blog, and you're welcome to comment there or here about the books. The articles don't have a comment section. You're welcome to comment here or send me email with any thoughts.

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