The Gifts of Trauma

Hosted by Kevin Young & J'aime Rothbard.  Produced by J'aime Rothbard.
In addition to the personal weight of masculinity that all men carry, brown and black skinned men are burdened by additional collective weights that must be carried while navigating a world not built for them, in bodies that are policed, feared, criminalized and often murdered. In this episode, co-hosts Kevin and J'aime are joined by two remarkable men: HawaH Kasat and Reggie Hubbard. Together they explore the experiences of BIPOC men, and address:
- The male loneliness epidemic
- The alchemy that can occur through sharing burdens in community
- What it takes to disrupt systems of oppression from the inside,  and what it costs
- How to hold the moving targets of hope, absolute and relative truth as they constantly shift 
While all men are healing from patriarchy, the layers of that healing are not the same for everyone. This conversation begins in the specific—the daily reality of being a brown or black man in a world that views confident black and brown masculinity as threat, not strength—and moves towards the universal. One of the most important conversations in this series, this episode asks more of the listener than the others. It gives more too.
About Reggie Hubbard Founder and Chief Serving Officer, Active Peace LLC
Despite his many accomplishments, Reggie is most proud of being a caring human. His lived experience includes being a stroke survivor, a teacher and wisdom steward, a strategist, organizer, spiritual advisor, minister of sound, philosopher and devoted seeker of truth, compassion, health, wellbeing and justice for all. Through Active Peace, he teaches people from all walks of life to cultivate wisdom and grow strong foundations of well-being through dedicated practices involving movement, meditation and sound.
Reggie's life work sits at the intersection of community building; bringing peace and balance to activists, guiding the wellness community toward greater engagement; and shifting the world toward justice for all.
Through meditation, wisdom talks, sound healing and spiritual guidance, he helps people find the space and grace to navigate life with more perspective, ease and humor.
Reggie's personal wellness journey was born of curiosity and forged in the adversity of toxic work. It begat lessons in surrendering to the miracles that exist and focusing on what he could control, with grit, grace and curiosity. His spiritual practice helps him bear witness to complicated emotions and life situations with ease and discernment. 
A featured speaker and thought leader on healing, new consciousness, wellbeing, social justice, and civic engagement for leading publications, podcasts and platforms, Reggie considers himself a global citizen, but spends most of his time in the Maryland/Washington DC area. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Yale University, a MBA from the Vlerick Business School and has logged hundreds of hours in yoga and meditation training.
About HawaH Kasat, Author, Educator, Non-profit Leader, TEDx Speaker, and Yogi
An internationally celebrated humanitarian, author, educator, nonprofit leader, community organizer, TEDx speaker, and yogi, for over 25 years, HawaH has taught social-emotional literacy, violence prevention, trauma-informed care, yoga, conflict transformation, healing arts and mindfulness to diverse global communities. 
He has been a featured speaker, facilitator, and workshop presenter for People to People International, the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, Esalen Institute, Omega Institute, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and the Children's Defense Fund's Freedom Schools. He also served as a special representative to the United Nations World Conference Against Racism.
HawaH is the co-founder and former executive director of One Common Unity, an award-winning nonprofit organization that has impacted the lives of over 40,000 youth and families. Most recently, he helped launch Roots to Sky Sanctuary, a 125-acre BIPOC-led regenerative farm and healing arts center in the northern Appalachian Mountains, where he serves as a managing partner.
Over the years, HawaH has authored four books, produced three documentary films, two musical albums, and is the creator and editor of The Poetry of Yoga anthology (published by White Cloud Press) which features Grammy Award–winning musicians and master yoga teachers. His latest documentary film project, Fly By Light, received wide acclaim and multiple awards while touring international film festivals. In 2019, Hawah received Georgetown University's "Legacy of a Dream" Award, honoring an inspirational emerging leader whose work embodies the values and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He also hosts Everlutionary, a popular bi-weekly podcast available on all streaming platforms.
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3rd CI Conference
If you've completed, or are currently enrolled in Compassionate Inquiry training, you're invited to attend the third international CI Conference in Vancouver, Canada from October 30 to November 1. Dr Gabor Maté is returning as our keynote speaker and master class presenter. Enjoy engaging workshops and inspiring demonstrations with Sat Dharam Kaur, CI Facilitators and Practitioners. Whether you join us in person for three days of shared inquiry with CI cohort partners, and colleagues from around the world, or attend virtually to focus on the teachings, tap this link to learn more, take advantage of early-bird discounts and secure your place. And yes—there will be dancing. 
Websites:
Reggie's Website
HawaH's Website
HawaH's Linktree
Related Links
Everlutionary Podcast
Episode 21: Honoring Women and Healing Men
Everlutionary Substack
Active Peace Yoga Substack
HawaH's TedX Farmingdale: How Greed Could Save the World
Reggie's TedX São Paulo: The Power of a Purposeful Pause
HawaH's YouTube Channel
Reggie's Youtube Channel
Kripalu's Permission and Refuge Healing Retreat for Men of Colour
Social media:
Everlutionary's Instagram
HawaH's LinkedIn
Reggie's LinkedIn
HawaH's Facebook
Reggie's Facebook
HawaH's Instagram
Reggie's Instagram
Books: 
The Souls of Black Folk
My Grandmother's Hands
The Wild Edge of Sorrow
Quotes:
"There's a layer of masculinity, then there's a layer of BIPOC men being pressed underneath an extra layer of needing to figure out how to come out from under the weight of living in a world that was not built for us." - HawaH Kasat
"Being an outcast has been a blessing as I've gotten older, because I never had a home in the system in the first place. So I would have to create home for myself everywhere that I went." - Reggie Hubbard
"Hope is a moving target. It's important to acknowledge that." - HawaH Kasat
"The mess is the medicine. The harmony arises from cacophony." - Reggie Hubbard
"The programming, the conditioning to think that we're alone is the key to keeping us oppressed. But remembering that you're not alone is not just about psychospiritual liberation. It's about liberation for all of us." - Reggie Hubbard

It's Time to Step Up: An Ongoing Invitation, with Tony Coffey & Stephen Brown
Hosted by Kevin Young.  Produced by J'aime Rothbard.
In this episode, Kevin is joined by two friends and Compassionate Inquiry® colleagues for a full spectrum conversation that moves from desolation and helplessness, to grief, hope and laughter. They begin in grim terrain shaped by intergenerational trauma, measured by dismal statistics and broadcast through news stories and images of violence that shock us precisely because the perpetrators are so young. Then somehow, their focus shifts to tenderness.  
Together they explore:
- How poverty, the collapse of community and the absence of healthy role models shape young men
- Why we blame people in ways we'd never think to blame other creatures, structures or systems
- What it means to lose 'the village,' and what might replace it
- The influence of mentors; how men in privileged positions can actually step up
Personal stories are offered by all three men. Experiences that give rise to hope are shared. They conclude not with clear solutions but an intention to 'step up', in solidarity with the quiet conviction stated by Father Edward J. Flanagan over 100 years ago: "There are no bad boys. There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example, bad thinking."  

​​About Tony Coffey 
An Accredited Addiction Counsellor and Integrative Supervisor, Tony is also a certified Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner and Mentorship Coordinator, his private, global practice offers clients a safe and compassionate environment in which to reconnect with themselves and move toward lasting growth. 
Serving as Operations Manager of a state-funded, trauma-informed addiction and recovery programme based in Dublin, Ireland, Tony oversees a dynamic and client-centred service. He supports a multidisciplinary team, ensuring smooth, responsive delivery of compassionate, trauma-informed care; creating a safe, structured environment where both clients and staff can thrive. 
As a supervisor, Tony supports a wide range of professionals; counsellors, psychotherapists, addiction workers, doctors, nurses, firefighters, social workers, and others working in the fields of mental health, addiction, and trauma. Deeply passionate about creating safe, collaborative spaces where those in helping roles feel seen, supported, and empowered in their work, Tony's integrative approach to supervision is rooted in reflective, ethical, and client-centred practice. Drawing on modalities such as the cyclical, seven eyed and Wisdom models of supervision, he keeps practitioners regulated, resourced, and aligned with their values, while fostering professional growth and well-being. 

About Stephen Brown
A Compassionate Inquiry® Practitioner and Compassionate Inquiry® Faculty member, in addition to facilitating students' learning in the professional year-long training, Stephen trains new mentors, facilitates the Mentor Support Program and mentors students preparing for certification. 
An Internal Family Systems Practitioner, (Level 3), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Gestaltist, Stephen's private practice combines all of these modalities and approaches, along with what he calls the Four Pillars of Connection: Connection with Self, Connection with Community, Connection with Environment, and Connection with 'something greater than.' 
His passion for working with groups extends into the corporate and community sectors where he provides training, retreats, and team development experiences for businesses, charities, and sport teams. He has travelled extensively throughout Europe and beyond for companies such as Google, Hugo Boss, Barnardo's, TKMaxx, Queen's University Belfast, Special Olympics, and The Tamer Group.
Stephen has led retreats in Ireland, the Sahara Desert and Bali, all of which typically involve nature, adventure, ceremony, and ritual, and utilize his therapeutic skills as well as those of a Master Firewalking Instructor and Experiential Educator. 

Promotional Messages:
Third International Compassionate Inquiry® Conference
If you've completed, or are currently enrolled in Compassionate Inquiry® training, you're invited to attend the third international CI Conference in Vancouver, Canada from October 30 to November 1. Dr Gabor Maté is returning as our keynote speaker and master class presenter. Enjoy engaging workshops and inspiring demonstrations with Sat Dharam Kaur, CI Facilitators and Practitioners. Whether you join us in person for three days of shared inquiry with CI cohort partners, and colleagues from around the world, or attend virtually to focus on the teachings, tap this link to learn more, take advantage of early-bird discounts and secure your place. And yes—there will be dancing. 
Spotlight Episodes
Your journey with Compassionate Inquiry® matters. Your work in the world matters. If you have a story to share about bringing Compassionate Inquiry into the world, we'd like to amplify your voice. Spotlight episodes are full length Gifts of Trauma podcast interviews offered exclusively to CI community members. You'll not only share your story with 55,000 healing professionals across all platforms, you'll receive a pre-interview strategy session plus three promotional video clips. We're offering only 10 Spotlight episodes per year and production realities require a financial contribution. Follow the links to access full details and express your interest. Spotlight Episodes   |   Sponsorships
Resources
Websites:
Stephen's Professional Site
Stephen's Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner Profile
Tony's Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner Profile
Father Edward J. Flanagan
Book:
Edwardo, the Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World
Quotes:
"Men are in pain. Women are in pain. Young people are in pain. And who do you turn to?" - Tony Coffey
"I've always hated the cruel system that neglects boys until they're forced into breaking the law."
- Stephen Brown
"There are no bad boys. There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example, bad thinking." 
- Father Edward J. Flanagan
"I certainly believe there are no bad people. There are just processes and systems that have forced them to survive in a certain way or force them to react in a certain way." - Kevin Young
" …it's about us as individuals, shaping what we can with what we've got in the moment. Because the other stuff, it's out of our power, out of our control from a bigger perspective. - Tony Coffey
"...every single man listening to this, if he is in any way conscious or involved in this world, knows another man or a young man who could do with a hand on their shoulder, and saying, hey, sit down, have a cup of tea.."  -  Kevin Young
Social Media
Tony's Facebook
Tony's Instagram
Tony's LinkedIn

Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J'aime Rothbard
Researchers have studied it, governments have funded it, and schools have intervened. But 30 years later, boys are still falling behind in education. Why is this problem so 'stubborn?' Why has so little changed? In this episode, Susan talks about her work in the Taking Boys Seriously research project, Appreciative Inquiry, what actually works for boys, why it matters for the men they'll become, and to society overall. 
She explains:
- The "bricks in the backpack;" a compounded weight that can hold boys back
- Why asking 'what works?' produces better answers than asking 'what's wrong?'
- The 10 principles of relational education—drawn directly from the boys and their educators
- The ecosystem of change: The gifts everyone brings to the table
Susan also shares her own journey through youth services and a mediocre formal education, to finding her voice, her confidence and her path to university, through youth work. She knows personally what it means to be seen, encouraged and taken seriously at the right moment. That knowledge is the quiet engine behind everything she does. Join us for this warm and quietly hopeful conversation.


About Susan Morgan, 
Lecturer, Ulster University
An academic at Ulster University within the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, Susan is the Principal Investigator for the Taking Boys Seriously (TBS) research project, a longitudinal participatory action study aimed at addressing disparities in educational outcomes for boys from working-class communities.
The research adopts an educational ecosystem perspective to examine how compounded disadvantage—including poverty, conflicting constructions of masculinity, and educational approaches—shapes boys' educational experiences. Crucially, it goes beyond analysis to identify and develop the principles and practices that actively enable boys to flourish, offering practical pathways for meaningful and sustained change.
Promotional Messages
3rd International Compassionate Inquiry Conference, 2026
If you've completed, or are currently enrolled in Compassionate Inquiry training, you're invited to attend the third international CI Conference in Vancouver, Canada from October 30 to November 1. Dr Gabor Maté is returning as our keynote speaker and master class presenter. Enjoy engaging workshops and inspiring demonstrations with Sat Dharam Kaur, CI Facilitators and Practitioners. Whether you join us in person for three days of shared inquiry with CI cohort partners, and colleagues from around the world, or attend virtually to focus on the teachings, tap this link to learn more, take advantage of early-bird discounts and secure your place. And yes—there will be dancing. 
Spotlight Episodes & Sponsorship Opportunities
Many of you are certified Compassionate Inquiry (CI) practitioners and CI trained community members, bringing this work into the world in beautiful, unique ways. If you're interested in expanding your practice, the Gifts of Trauma Podcast is now offering spotlight episodes and sponsor opportunities exclusively to members of the CI community. Spotlight episodes are full length interviews. Sponsors receive a custom scripted promotional message that airs across multiple episodes. Plus hosts, mentions and show notes. Placements with links to your website and special offers both gain exposure to our internal audience of 55,000 people across all platforms. This is CI promoting its own amplifying voices that genuinely embody the approach. These opportunities are limited to 10 per year and production realities require a financial contribution. Follow these links to access details and express your interest.  Spotlight Episodes   |   Sponsorships
Resources:
Website:
Susan's Professional Website
Taking Boys Seriously
Related Links:
Appreciative Inquiry
Leave No Child Behind Study (Unesco 2022)
The 10 Principles of Relational Education
The Educational Ecosystem
Compounded Educational Disadvantages
Quotes:
"There's nothing inherently wrong with boys. There's something wrong with the system that's around them." - Susan Morgan
"I also think that there's nothing wrong with men... there's possibly something wrong with the environment that we are in." - Kevin Young
"You have more power than you think. We made this system. We can unmake it." - Susan Morgan
"Youth work isn't something that you do just as a job. It's a person that you are." - Susan Morgan
"The word I use to describe it [confused masculinity] is traumatised masculinity." - Kevin Young
"Catch them in the right." - Teacher quoted by Susan Morgan (on the whole-school approach)
Social Media:
Susan's LinkedIn

Hosted by Kevin Young. Produced by J'aime Rothbard.
Three men walk into a podcast. One tells a knock knock joke, then, somehow, all three end up delving into the disappearance of male genetic diversity, what it feels like to carry traumatized masculinity in the body, and whether compassion—rather than condemnation—might be the only thing that actually changes anything.
In this first episode of the new Men in the World series, Kevin sits down with two grounded, conscious, refreshingly honest men; CI practitioners who are doing the work, asking the questions, and refusing to look away. 
Together they explore:
- What it feels like to be a man in the world today
- Evolving the "toxic masculinity" concept to "traumatized masculinity"
- The Neolithic Y chromosome bottleneck
- Why the distinction of responsibility without blame matters
This is not another conversation about toxic masculinity. It's a conversation about what it's masking: The loneliness, the confusion and the fear held by boys who weren't allowed to be themselves. Warm, honest, funny and at times quietly devastating, this conversation models exactly what it's inviting men to do: show up, stay open, and delve deeper into what's uncomfortable.
About Bret Hunt, MD, Physician
A board-certified emergency medicine physician trained in Compassionate Inquiry (CI), he occupies a unique niche in the healing arts, bridging the gap between acute medical intervention and deep psychological inquiry. 
Bret integrates the CI approach across three distinct spheres: the fast-paced environment of the emergency department, his private CI practice, and his facilitation work with "For The Men," an online, CI-informed group experience he co-founded that is dedicated to healing the wounds of masculinity. 
When not caring for patients or working with clients, he enjoys getting out and being in Nature whenever possible. 
He resides in the Upper Midwest of the US with his wife and three daughters. 
 
Joe Baldock, Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner & Circle Leader
A Compassionate Inquiry (CI) Practitioner, coach, facilitator and self-proclaimed 'caveman,' Joe works with individuals using CI, and facilitates compassion-informed workshops for teams in the homelessness sector. His work centres around slowing things down, nurturing emotional health, learning how to relate to Self & others and ultimately learning to trust our own unique process. Currently training in Relational Life Therapy with Terry Real (a specialist in male depression, grandiosity and shame), Joe will soon be offering couples therapy.
Since Feb., 2024, he has hosted the CI & Men Focus Group on the first Friday of each month at 1pm ET. He also runs "For The Men,"  a men's project alongside his CI buddy, Bret Hunt.
Joe's two favourite current mantras are; "The most important thing is presence," and, "Choose relational." His one-to-one work with Sat Dharam keeps him in good spiritual and emotional shape, and he is a big fan of the Beyond Addiction program, the spiritual predecessor to CI.
In his spare time, you'll find Joe being a coffee geek, playing Chopin on the piano, enjoying crazy heavy metal drumming, practising yoga, studying Japanese, and walking his dog in the hills of Granada, Spain where he lives.
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Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training:
If you've been listening to our podcast and are curious about the Compassionate Inquiry approach developed by Doctor Gabor Maté and Sat Dharam Kaur, consider joining the Professional Training Program. It's open to all healing professionals, including naturopaths, physicians, body workers, coaches, and therapists. In addition to learning how to use compassion to support your clients in their most vulnerable moments with greater empathy and authenticity, you'll also deepen your own internal process. If you're interested, follow this link to learn more.
Spotlight Episodes & Sponsorship Opportunities:
Many of you are certified Compassionate Inquiry (CI) practitioners and CI trained community members, bringing this work into the world in beautiful, unique ways. If you're interested in expanding your practice, the Gifts of Trauma Podcast is now offering Spotlight episodes and Sponsor opportunities exclusively to members of the CI community. Spotlight episodes are full length interviews. Sponsors receive a custom scripted promotional message that airs across multiple episodes. Plus host mentions and placements in the  show notes, with links to your website and special offers. Both gain exposure to our internal audience of 55,000 people across all CI platforms. This is CI promoting its own. These opportunities are limited to 10 per year, and production realities require a financial contribution. Follow these links to access details and express your interest. Spotlight Episodes   |   Sponsorships
Resources:
Websites:
Joe's Compassionate Inquiry Profile
Joe's Professional Site 
Bret's Professional Site
Related Links:
Compassionate Inquiry
For The Men
Banksy Graffiti
Books:
Violence
The Unsettling of America
Mother Earth Spirituality
Articles: 
Of Coaches
Neolithic Y Chromosome Bottleneck
I Am Not A Leader
Quotes:
"There are no others. These violent or traumatized men aren't other from us. And that is not a very popular line of thought." - Kevin Young
"When we're perpetrating violence, we're forgetting who we really are. How can we help each other remember?" - Bret Hunt, MD
"There are rewards just on the other side of that fear of being authentic." - Kevin Young
"If you don't see that it's safe to be in the world as your authentic self, you're going to go to that other side that tells you the world is a mean, dark place and you've got to learn to be mean, dark and hard to survive." - Bret Hunt, MD
"Spiritual language must never be used to blur basic care or excuse harm". - Jeff Foster
"The terms exploitation and nurture describe a division not only between persons but also within persons. We are all to some extent the products of an exploitive society, and it would be foolish and self-defeating to pretend that we do not bear its stamp."  - Wendell Berry
Social Media:
IG: @knowaboutjoe
LI: Joe Baldock's LinkedIn

Hosted by: Rosemary Davies-Janes & Kevin Young
What happens when grief isn't personal, when it belongs to the land, the climate, and the fractured relationship between humans and the living world? Join us as climate psychologist, systems thinker and trauma therapist, Steffi Bednarek moves this conversation from the personal to the planetary, and from the clinical to the deeply, wildly human. She suggests that our epidemic of depression, anxiety, and disconnection may not be a malfunction, but an unanswered call to an unnamed grief so large, Western psychology barely has the language for it. 
Steffi also explores:
- How the fragmentation of modern life is itself a form of trauma
- What it means to grieve the land, the climate, and the living world
- What older traditions of keening, ritual, and belonging to place offer us now
- Why life today feels hollowed out—and what that longing might be telling us
This series began with a focus on personal loss. This final episode turns the lens on our innate global grief—for the world we're losing.  A grief we're systematically denied by our cultural fragmentation and exile from the Interspace. 
About Steffi Bednarek, Founder and Director of the Centre for Climate Psychology
A climate psychologist, Gestalt Psychotherapist, systems thinker, IFS therapist, founder and director of the Centre for Climate Psychology, Steffi is the editor of, Climate, Psychology and Change, a book which has been called "a work of wisdom and radical ideas."  
With over 25 years of experience in systemic change and trauma therapy, Steffi invites a reimagining of our place in the web of life and advocates for the restoration of Soul in the collective culture. 
Her work has supported national governments, the corporate sector, global financial institutions, the sustainability sector and large NGOs. She equips individuals and organisations to address the urgent need for regenerative change in ways that go beyond the mere correction of what is visible on the surface. 
Professionals across all sectors count on her support to stay resilient, adaptive, creative and responsive in the face of global upheaval, climate anxiety, and an increasing awareness of our systemic entanglement with the culture we try to change.





Promotional Messages:
Spotlight Episodes: Your journey with Compassionate Inquiry® matters. Your work in the world matters. If you have a story to share about bringing Compassionate Inquiry into the world, we'd like to amplify your voice. Spotlight episodes are full length Gifts of Trauma podcast interviews offered exclusively to CI community members. You'll not only share your story with 55,000 healing professionals across all platforms, you'll receive a pre-interview strategy session plus three promotional video clips. We're offering only 10 Spotlight episodes per year and production realities require a financial contribution. Follow the links to access full details and express your interest. Spotlight Episodes   |   Sponsorships
Blog Library: Did you know that Compassionate Inquiry offers a free public blog library with over a thousand short posts written by our practitioners and facilitators?  Each is only a 5 or 6 minute read, and topics range from connecting with authenticity to overcoming food addictions to understanding epigenetics, rethinking drug use, CI & Psychedelics, and much, much more. You can also read excerpts from podcast guests' interviews. Tap the link in the show notes to access our helpful, enlightening and inspiring blog library. 
Resources:
Websites:
Steffi's Professional Website
Centre for Climate Psychology
Related Links:
Compassionate Inquiry
Upcoming Events
Psychotherapy in a Time when the Familiar is Dying (2026) Video
IFS and Climate Change (2025) Podcast
Matthew Green on Trauma In Journalism (2024) Podcast
IFS: Self Energy (2025) Video
Books: 
In the Absence of the Ordinary (2025)
Climate Psychology and Change (2024)
Climate Psychology and Change (Audiobook) (2024)
Thirty-Two Words for Field  (2020)
The Wild Edge of Sorrow (2015)
We've Had 100 Years of Psychotherapy and the World Is Getting Worse (1993)
Articles: 
Gaslighting Democracy and the Double Bind of Truths
Substack 
Quotes: 
"Grief can neither be forgotten nor healed over time. It always waits to be worked through."
- Jorgos Canacakis
"We do have rituals. We have rituals that are performed in agendas and meeting protocols. And all of that takes the life out of us. So for me, that is trauma. It's a traumatizing ritual."  - Steffi Bednarek
"There is no difference between me and you and us and the land and us and whatever we call divinity or consciousness. It's the duality that is the illusion." - Kevin Young
"When kids go to school, they learn to fragment life into its component parts, but never learn how to put it all back together again. And so I think that we get educated into a traumatizing worldview that becomes normal".  - Steffi Bednarek
"Grief is alive, wild, untamed, and cannot be domesticated. It resists the demands to remain passive, and still we move in jangled, unsettled, and riotous ways. And when grief takes hold of us, it's truly an emotion that rises from the soul." - Frances Weller
Social Media: 
Linked In
Facebook