From Harm to Healing

Episode 25 - Holding and Healing

From Harm to Healing

Show Notes

In this episode, Chris continues to explore attending work, this time focussing on the bigger picture of how healing can actually happen when there is a abuse, victim, trauma story that needs to be told.

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