Tag: healing

• Spring, Song, Gratitude

  Spring has arrived and the world is green again. The sun has moved brightly to the north, and days and nights are warmer, some almost balmy.  The garden seeds are sprouting and many of the perennials are flourishing, some in bloom. There are finally fresh greens and flowers at the farmers’ market. Sadly, our favorite…

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 16, 2014

  First Nations, native american, Shamanism

  drumming, gratitude, healing, Shamanism, singing

• Violence Against Women: A Parent’s Plea

  The conversation that developed over Sunday’s Mothers’ Day post left me mulling changes to the status of women and children in Native America. Traditionally, in much of Indigenous North America, Native women were viewed as the healing and creative force in the community; they were the Life-Givers. Women were also the leaders, making decisions for…

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 13, 2014

  First Nations, Psychotherapy, Social issues

  healing, Native American, sexual violence, trauma

• Caring for Our People and Our Mother, The Earth

  Today is Mothers’ Day in the U.S., and the weather has turned warm enough for me to go barefooted in the house. The afternoons are even warm outdoors. This morning Jennie began putting in our kitchen garden. Even as we welcome this time of growth and the promise of abundance, I am troubled by events…

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 11, 2014

  First Nations, Psychotherapy, Sacred Lands, Shamanism

  healing, microaggression, Mothers’ Day, Native American, psychotherapy, Shamanism

• The Hope In a Grief Quilt

  Giving the impacts of violence a human face.

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 5, 2014

  Arts, First Nations, Healing

  Arts, genocide, healing, Native American, stories, trauma