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The Midwifery of Trauma Recovery
In mid-morning of October 2nd, 1996 I was in my second floor bathroom tub in the midst of heavy labor with my first son. I had chosen to...
Sue Jones
Aug 23, 20187 min read


Hurt People Hurt People
In recent news, the Dominican author Junot Diaz wrote a deeply resonant account of his childhood rape and the lifelong effect the trauma...
Sue Jones
May 15, 20186 min read


The Remarkable Truth About Giving
Back in 2005, when my “picture perfect” life began to dissolve, I sank into a deep depression. My life as I knew it would never be the...
Sue Jones
Apr 30, 20185 min read


Because Oprah Said It
I admit it, I was a little miffed when Oprah came on 60 minutes to uncover a “Life changing story”—her discovery of the ACE report and...
Sue Jones
Mar 27, 20187 min read


Lift Our Voices
It was my first real job. I was 16 years old and working as a check-out clerk at a local grocery store. I loved the independence of...
Sue Jones
Mar 14, 20185 min read


Healing The Silent Survivors
Several years back I was sitting around a kitchen table chatting with two friends with whom I am very close. One of them was Paula (name...
Sue Jones
Mar 8, 20185 min read


Redefining Trauma
Years ago I identified myself as the problem in my marriage. I felt that the only explanation for being so repulsed by intimacy was that...
Sue Jones
Mar 1, 20186 min read


The Truth About Vulnerability
Vulnerability has been a buzz word ever since researcher Brene Brown’s TED talk went viral in 2011. According to Brown, allowing...
Sue Jones
Jan 17, 20182 min read


Meet My Friend, Shame
Not too long ago I received an email from a new friend. We had just spent five days together with several colleagues working on a book of...
Sue Jones
Jan 10, 20183 min read
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