Wendy Barrie, MA LMFT, RYT-200
Bio
Here’s to hope and healing for all! I’m a mom and mental health therapist. I immerse myself in nature, enjoy reading, writing, travel, and human justice/human rights issues. I strive to show up authentically every day!
Stories (2/0)
Memoir of the Titanic
Ewww! Water! How I detest water! So, what am I doing here on this boat, this enormous city on the sea? Hmmm…a gigantic ship they call the “Titanic.” It’s a long story, and, well, I’m a cat, so I’m going to nap… And, then I’ll consider how best to share the story of my time on the Titanic.
By Wendy Barrie, MA LMFT, RYT-2002 years ago in Humans
Nature
In the end, trees begin to slow their growth and find a suitable resting place. However, a tree’s trunk continues to thicken throughout its lifetime, adding new rings each year to represent ongoing changes. In this way, trees are similar to humans. Although physical growth halts, we continue to grow in a multitude of ways. We develop language for communication, empathy and understanding, and emotions, like happiness, compassion, and love. We endure hardships and storms along the way, just like trees. We fall, we make mistakes, and we get back up. Humans shed that which is no longer needed for life, just as trees drop their dried, depleted leaves on the cold, damp ground each Autumn. We let go of negative energy, troubling memories, excess weight, carbon dioxide, and other unecessary items from our backpacks along our journeys. With this shedding, we turn to anticipation of new growth and maybe even excitement about the future. We set off on a new path, and our branches continue to grow and change. Eventually, we do forge one last fall, and return to the Earth once again.
By Wendy Barrie, MA LMFT, RYT-2004 years ago in Wander
