Gathering Stars: Reflections, Practices, and Prayers in Trauma Recovery
In the summer of 2016, Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez watched her husband slip away into a raging river. Tony’s career as a therapist specializing in trauma recovery could not shield her from the trauma surrounding his death, but it did point her toward healing from its aftereffects. As a progressive Lutheran minister ordained in the ELCA, Jennifer […]
From “Bed Rot” to Book Publication: How a trauma survivor turned her grief into a gift for others
This post was originally written by Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez, author of the forthcoming workbook, Gathering Stars: Reflections, Practices, and Prayers in Trauma Recovery, on Substack. HOW GATHERING STARS CAME INTO BEING Often readers and writers want an origin story for a book, especially books with meaning to them. Origin of any sort involves mess. Chaos. Separating light from dark, land […]