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- Life Review with No Regrets - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2013 from Dr. Jane SimingtonReflecting on the Seasonal Changes in Life ©Jane A. Simington, PHD. August, 2013 For me, August is the time when I begin in earnest to harvest what I have sown in the spring. As I walked amongst the plants this morning, I ruminated on how fruitful some of my efforts were, and of how ...
Views: 1733(1 vote) - Mothering and Grand-Mothering: Weaving Spiritual Intergenerational Bonds - by Submitted on May 01, 2013 from Dr. Jane SimingtonAs we approach Mother’s Day, I am drawn to reflect on the beliefs and feelings that surface as I ponder my experiences of being mothered and on how those experiences directly and indirectly affected my own mothering and continue to influence my grand-mothering. Each night during my childhood, ...
Views: 1304(1 vote) - Spring Offers Opportunities to Reconnect With Nature - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2013 from Dr. Jane SimingtonSpring is the perfect time to reflect on the Divine in all of Creation This morning as I watched the spring sun stream through my kitchen window I felt a surge of newness, a sense of being reawakened after a long winter slumber. Breathing a prayer of thanksgiving for the new beginnings that ...
Views: 1141(3 votes) - The Power of Love - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2013 from Dr. Jane SimingtonThe Power of Love A number of years ago, while attending the Trauma Recovery Certification training, a teacher who worked with troubled youth remarked that by the end of the year she wanted all the children to know that God loves them. In response, I invited her to ponder if a better ...
Views: 1717(3 votes) - Honoring Our Veterans: A Discovery of Inner Peace - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2012 from Dr. Jane SimingtonHonoring Our Veterans: A Discovery of Inner Peace ©Jane A. Simington, PhD. (Oct. 30, 2012). In countries around the world, every November 11, citizens stop and ponder the freedom they experience as a result of the sacrifices made by those who have served their country in the maintenance of ...
Views: 1372(2 votes) - To Prevent Suicide: Heal Post Traumatic Soul Disorder - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2012 from Dr. Jane SimingtonTo Prevent Suicide: Heal Post Traumatic Soul Disorder Jane A. Simington, PhD. Taking Flight International Corporation September 9-15, 2012 is designated as suicide prevention week. Many are asking how we can prevent the horrific statistics, such as those recently reported about the ...
Views: 2486(2 votes) - A Dream Message Revealed that the Soul Survives Death - by Submitted on May 22, 2012 from Dr. Jane SimingtonIt was five in the morning when my husband telephoned with the news of my mother’s death. I said little to him in reply; there was little to say. But as I made my way back to bed, I addressed my Mother. “Mom, I would have thought that after all you and I have been through, you would have come to ...
Views: 2498(1 vote) - The Death of a Child - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonThe Death of a Child Originally Posted on July 14, blog Indestructible Relationship by Kimberly Pryor Today, I’m turning The Indestructible Relationship blog over to an award-winning author and therapist I met recently at a conference in Philadelphia. Her name is Dr. Jane A. Simington, PhD, ...
Views: 2194(4 votes) - How Does Childhood Trauma Affect The Brain? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonHow does childhood trauma affect the brain? Originally Published on November 15, 2011 on HotMommaGossip.com Written By Jane Simington PhD, Grief & Trauma Educator and Therapist Healthy bonding and attachment are crucial to development from the first days of life. Well cared-for babies ...
Views: 2951(3 votes) - Keeping you relationship strong through the death of a child. - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonNavigating Turbulent Waters of Grief? Tighten the Life Vest on Your Relationship For more than thirty years, I have been a professional, helping people as they move through difficult life experiences. I am also a bereaved mother whose son was killed when he was 13 years of age. My therapeutic ...
Views: 1746(3 votes) - Independence from Burnout - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonBURNOUT can be described as an erosion of the soul, a feeling that regardless of what a person does, they cannot make a difference in their workplace. Burnout is often accompanied by feelings of hopelessness, a loss of motivation, and a sense of mismatch between what is being required and what ...
Views: 1530(2 votes) - Connecting to Nature: Sacred Lessons Learned - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonConnecting to Nature: Sacred Lessons Learned “Mom, can you come today? I want to show you the little river Wes and I found yesterday. It’s full of minnows. It’s in that marshy place where they cut down those old trees.” There were indeed minnows in his new found stream. I returned, on ...
Views: 1624(1 vote) - Spirit at Work in Long Term Care - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonSpirit at Work in Long-term Care Abstract The authors discuss the moral distress that surfaces around responding to last-minute sick calls in a long-term care (LTC) facility. Presented within the context of Spirit at Work (SAW), the scenarios and solutions ...
Views: 2445(1 vote) - Soul Pain Describing and Defining - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonDescribing Soul Pain Between tearful sobs, Mary confides the painful story of how her life has become meaningless and of how parenting issues and marital problems have escalated since the suicide death of her teenage son, four years before. Listening to the descriptions of the ...
Views: 1752(1 vote) - What is Soul Pain - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonDefining Soul Pain I am often asked to define soul pain. While it is not an easy thing to define, I have come to acknowledge that soul pain is the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional and social distress experienced following a tragic life event. And yet, it is more than that. It is ...
Views: 3362(1 vote) - Excert from Journey to the Sacred:Mending a Fractured Soul by Dr. Jane A. Simington PhD. Grief and Truama Specialist - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonIntroduction At some point in life, each of us struggles in our attempt to make sense of the circumstances surrounding a difficult life experience. The catastrophic event may be situational, such as the loss of a job, the loss of a loved one to death, the loss of a body part, or the loss of ...
Views: 2709(1 vote) - An Excerpt from Setting the Captive Free (Simington, J., 2010). An Art- based Approach to Healing Wounds of Grief and Trauma - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonFor a number of years I offered programming for women who were deeply grieving; all of them had experienced significant and, in many cases, lifelong trauma. I heard in their life narratives elements of my own story; I heard their soul pain, for in many ways it mirrored my own. I recognized that ...
Views: 1768(1 vote) - Addressing the Spiritual Concerns of Those Who Are Moving Through Grief and Trauma - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Dr. Jane Simington1). It is important to recognize that trauma and the resulting grief can result from war crimes, torture, terrorist activity, kidnapping, family violence, assault, sexual abuse, child deaths and other sudden or violent deaths. Other events and circumstances, while not commonly categorized as ...
Views: 1725(1 vote) - Stitched Together By Memories - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonMother’s quilt provides a warmth Beyond its fiber down Each night I’m wrapped in love, Our family history, and my wedding gown Mother cut with care her patterns Each scrap to trim and save. Just as she did with the numerous fabric remnants That to her others gave. Each patterned ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - Dreams and Dying: A Process of Spiritual Growth - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Dr. Jane SimingtonMy mother spent her last months in a palliative care suite in a long term care facility. I spent many hours at her bedside. This time together was a privilege and a gift. It afforded an immense opportunity for spiritual growth. I took full advantage. Although my mother was conscious and ...
Views: 2079(1 vote) - Spiritual Care Giving as Life Draws to a Close - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Dr. Jane SimingtonSPIRITUAL CARE GIVING: As Life Draws To a Close Each person who interacts effectively with a dying person cannot leave emotionally and spiritually untouched and unchanged in some way. My Mother lived the last months of her life in a palliative care setting. I spent many hours at her bedside. ...
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