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When a Symbol Touches a Wound: Holding Trauma Gently in Group Spaces gentleness grace katie rea rabbi igal harmelin sdi trauma-informed spiritual direction Jun 24, 2026

I did not expect my favorite session in a three-day conference to be the “Collective Trauma” workshop.

Lord knows I’ve unintentionally been traumatized by taking a trauma workshop before, but what the heck. It’s an important topic, and maybe the extra training would at least show me what not to do....

A Lighter Way Week Four: A Little Mercy Now amy lyles wilson grace mercy the lighter way series wtc instructors Jun 14, 2026

Reflection:

Every time I hear Mary Gauthier sing “Mercy Now” on the radio or at a concert, I am brought to tears. If I’m at home, I often fall to my knees, so moved am I by her entreaty to “use a little mercy now.” Those five words temper what threatens to overwhelm me. War. Political unrest. Home...

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