I Did Not Know We Are Flowers
All PostsI did not know we are flowers.
I didn’t know until after I sobbed most of the afternoon for the tiny body of a mouse.
I was in the garden and noticed the live trap I had put there to catch the voles that were eating my purple-sprouted…
Making Amends
All Posts Jennifer Lehr's BlogTo All Those Creatures Who Enriched My Life
Recently, I have been donating money monthly to a horse rescue (Colby's Crew Rescue) that buys horses from a slaughter facility, rehabilitates them, and finds them good homes. These horses have been…
Stumpy, the Unicorn Fawn
All Posts, The Natural World, Wounds Jennifer Lehr's BlogToday I Buried Stumpy (June 2021)
My tears fall like glass. They pile up and cut me. I flounder through them as they slash my flesh. The warm healing water has not yet arrived. My tears are not a salve. They do not soothe. I ache. I ache for…
Learning to Love the Hard Way
All Posts, Emotional Healing, insight and awareness, Marriage & Relationship Help, self growth, Self Reflection, Self-Help, Wounds Jennifer Lehr's BlogEventually, after the divorce, I married again. A second marriage for both of us. Finally, an adult. Two adults. I find connection, nourishment, and emotional safety that I could not have dreamt of before. We learned to love again.
Healing From Trauma — It is All About Support
All Posts, Emotional Healing, Trauma, Wounds Jennifer Lehr's BlogIn this story, I share how healing trauma is a long path that weaves through aspects of our lives. And it always involves getting enough emotional support.