space for brokenness | tools for growth

Ash and bloom : the story behind the name

There have been many complicated, wounding and hard seasons in my life. But a few years ago, I found that I was not myself. I was lethargic, sad, anxious, had physical symptoms and I felt disconnected from the people and things that I loved (yes, even we counselors feel this way sometimes). A trauma that I had experienced a few years prior was still affecting me and had caused my once bright and full life to fade to ash. 

So, I took action. I got a naturopath, went to my counselor regularly, got vulnerable with my community and did the hard work of processing my trauma. And slowly, ever so slowly, life, light and hope began to bud in my life again. 

I’m not sure what your story is, but most of us experience unfulfilled longings, dashed expectations and broken relationships. The reality is, life often doesn’t look the way that we envisioned. What do we do with the parts of ourselves and our story that are wounded, broken, dead, unhelpful or lost? 

What do we do with our ashes?

Counseling is a safe space to process your loss, your wounds and your behaviors with a loving individual. It’s a place to first find comfort and understanding and then to discern what is working for you and what is not. It’s a place to throw out the ashes. Counseling will give you tools to cope with the difficult parts of your story, create new habits and move forward into a season where you can bloom.