Jen-Mitsuke Peters (she/they)

In my own life, I have struggled with 14 years' worth of biotoxin illness that compromised my performance at every level. I understand how hard it is to function amidst lack of compassion & understanding for chronic illness. Everything is a challenge. Cooking, cleaning, organization, focus, memory... No energy for basics, no stamina to do enjoyable things, constant confrontation with grief & death. Constant overwhelm. So much time spent just on survival! I get it... Support helps.

In my own life, I have struggled with 14+ years' worth of biotoxin illness that compromised my performance at every level. I understand how hard it is to function amidst lack of compassion & understanding for chronic illness. Everything is a challenge. Cooking, cleaning, organization, focus, memory... No energy for basics, no stamina to do enjoyable things, constant confrontation with grief & death. Constant overwhelm. So much energy just on survival! I get it... Support helps.

We all long to be all we can be. In order to make the most of our lives, we need to be able to tap in, 100% honestly, to what we truly believe, and much of the time we need to break free of limiting beliefs. No matter how well we fit ourselves into molds that seem advantageous, if they are incompatible with who we are (an expansive and much-needed unique expression of something very infinite), we will pay dearly. What holds meaning for you and why you are here?

My whole life changed when I began to understand the effects of stress & trauma on the nervous system. Quite simply, we must see how our nervous system has responded (adaptively) to keep us alive. We can then supply antidotes & supplement what we have with what we need. We are all survivors. If we are alive, we have weathered many a storm. We are resilient, but we can maximize how we respond to the pressures of life by bolstering ourselves with practices that tap us into source.

I have struggled with mold & biotoxin illness, autoimmune disorders & post-viral syndromes for decades. I understand how hard it is to function amidst a lack of compassion & understanding for chronic illness of body, mind &/or spirit. Everything is a challenge. No energy for basics, no stamina to do enjoyable things, constant confrontation with pain, grief & death. So many resources spent just to survive! I get it... Would you like some support?

Talk therapy often involves rehashing that which is conscious, yet much of what has the power to transform us for the better is far beyond our own personal experiences, whether we remember them or not. We are connected to a wide web of wisdom through what Jung called the collective unconscious, a field that can present itself to us in meaningful ways through dreams and expressive therapies. We can get in touch with psyche/soul & find connection to a greater whole through depth methods.

As an ardent yoga & meditation practitioner, I have understood the gravity of how important it is to do whatever I can to purify my own consciousness. However, given my own history of illness & abuse, I also realized that at some point, I cannot walk this path alone. We desperately need others to help us to regulate our nervous systems. Without these beings, both real & imaginal, without practicing often our connections to benevolent beings, we will not be able to heal, let alone thrive. Connect

As an ardent yoga & meditation practitioner, I understood the gravity of purifying my own consciousness. However, given my own history of illness & abuse, I also realized that at some point, I can't walk this path alone. We all desperately need others to help us to regulate our nervous systems. Without practicing our connections to benevolent beings, real & imaginal, we will not be able to heal, let alone thrive. Connection is absolutely essential, but access to it is not obvious...

I have practiced quite advanced levels of yoga and fitness, but what I have found most beneficial is the connection of self to body. We must all learn to trust the wisdom of the body. Sometimes we must rest, grieve, overcome, disconnect, connect... Trauma as well as any kind memory is stored there, in the body. It is the source of intuition, wisdom & healing. We can all learn to tap into its brilliance & guidance. It takes humility & courage, but we can learn to listen to its guidance...

Most of us have learned to ignore the body to keep up with demands of the outer world. We cut ourselves off from our wisdom, memories, feelings & intuition, driving ourselves so far from our nature that the body is forced to get our attention through dis-ease. We fear caving in to human fragility in an age prizing immortality & machines, yet great healing, love & unexpected fulfillment come when we have the humility & courage to listen to, follow & trust the body.

Given how horribly many of us suffer with trauma, we tend to assume that healing from it will be highly miserable & difficult. While intense moments no doubt arise now & then, what I have found on my own path & with clients, is that we must actually expand our capacity for & prioritization of pleasure. We have to learn to focus on more & more positive & supportive facets of our real or imaginary worlds. We don't get through trauma without feeling, but luckily we begin to feel good things again.