Connection: the essence of love

February 08, 2023•1 min read

You know, we all long to be in a relationship. Even if it is a relationship built on longing and desire we might never be able to fulfill, we yearn to be connected in ways that increase our zest, creativity, and desire to be in a relationship. They say we’re even wired for it!

Connection is the essence of love. And yes, disconnection is probably the seed of hatred. We can choose to connect and learn the skills that make it easier to be n this world.

And while trauma makes those skills more challenging, those of us whose lives are known and knowably marred by trauma? Many of us walk into our own darkness, our internal winter, and work to bring light in.

Elizabeth PowerThe Trauma Informed AcademyTraumaResilienceChange

Elizabeth Power

Elizabeth Power, M. Ed., CEO of EPower & Associates, Inc. , is a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and consultant. EPower & Associates is the parent organization for The Trauma Informed Academy(r). "All we do is help people with change, resilience and self-care, and learning to live trauma responsively. And everything is done from the trauma-informed perspective," she says. "Even courses directly about working with trauma are about change."

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