Early on, Dr. Laura became involved with two projects that set out to digitize Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curricula.
Early on, Dr. Laura became involved with two projects that set out to digitize Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curricula.
–Leonard Cohen
Shattered: The ART of Change is a multi-medium workshop that re-envisions our relationship to aspects of our lives that have irrevocably changed;
aspects of our lives that seem damaged or broken.
These include loss of job/revenue, loss of self-esteem/changes to social status, changes in health and physical capabilities, loss of significant relationship, etc.
Change is the one constant in life.
Shattered rests on the premise that we all resist negative change. Our resistance does not, however, prevent the emotional wounds that result from it. Many of these wounds are never addressed, and (continue to) affect our lives in insidious ways.
Shame often accompanies change. It is an emotional parasite that burrows deep into our bodies, seeps into our relationships, and worms its way into our soul.
It is nourished by the belief that change results from personal failure.
The sense that we are not good enough cultivates humiliation, and can lead to anger and depression.
A sense of failure can result from a aspects of our lives that have changed, or from personal emotional trauma
(Labels like ‘fat,’ ‘boy’, ‘whore’ ‘snowflake,’ or just rejection, stigmatize, humiliate, and damage our relationship to self and others.)
Social judgments lead to self-judgments that begin to cripple dreams and shatter futures.
Shattered challenges us to interrupt anxiety and pain by emotionally re-purposing (and changing) our unproductive views.
Shattered prompts participants to write a revised self-story. Using meditation, facilitated writing, discussions, sharing, and a hands-on exercise, Shattered re-envisions wholeness. It broadens the framework, repositions participants to their emotional beliefs, and facilitates the reintegration of damaging experiences.
Is Shattered right for you, or for community-building within your organization?
How will new questions reframe ineffective ‘solutions,’ and facilitate growth and change in your community or organization?
All change –whether deliberate, unanticipated, or unwelcome–has the potential to transform individuals and organizations.
Presentations explore the nature of change. They consider how pride, shame, grief, and belonging are integral to shaping the change you want (or need) to make in your organization.
Mini-Workshops focus on co-visioning, strategizing, and supporting change on a communal as well as individual level. Whether it is laying new groundwork, adjusting to changed circumstances, or developing new directions, interactive re-visioning is key. Group processing facilitates the re-examination of goals, as well as the pathways that inspire transformation.
My goal is to spark and help shape that process.
Workplace Meditations and Guided writing make the work environment holistic. Offer employees themed, group meditations before the start of the workday, and guided writing exercises at its close. Help your workforce prepare for, and process, the stressors in their day.
Presentations, Mini-Workshops, or Workplace Meditations and Writing
Your sessions are fully focused on you – your experiences, emotions, and personal goals – ensuring support that feels attentive, respectful, and truly individualized.
A supportive and judgment-free environment where your privacy is respected, allowing you to speak openly and feel emotionally secure throughout the therapeutic process.
Practical tools and techniques carefully adapted to your situation, helping you manage stress, emotions, and challenges in a way that fits your life and pace.
Therapy focused not only on immediate relief, but on building resilience, self-awareness, and emotional balance that supports lasting well-being.