This program invites as its guest Vera Stasny, someone who writes about personal traumas, loss joy, pain, love, and death. Vera’s book, Being Heard: Healing Voices of Trauma, is a collection of poems that reflect her experiences as a young child in war-torn London during WW II, serious physical injury and illness, caring for her mother during a 15-year dementing illness, and now a progression to a healthy, enjoyable, and fulfilled life. We explore how Vera has used her writing and journaling to cope with and recover from stresses and keep her on her own healing journey. Join us in this conversation with a writer about her introspection, personal life experiences, and the poems that have set her free.

Mini Bio

Vera Stasny has been a lifelong learner and seeker who is drawn to the unexplainable and unseen. She has pursued training in many life energy healing modalities, the Enneagram, CranioSacral therapy, Sufi healing, and other natural healing therapies. Vera, now happily retired, had successful careers in education and finance. She divides her time between NYC and Vermont, is an avid skier, and is committed to living a healthy, enjoyable, and fulfilled life.

Items Mentioned for Our Listeners

Vera's book, Being Heard: Healing Voices of Trauma

Vera's book reference on how trauma affects self-esteem, Complex PTSD Trauma and Recovery, by Elise Van Der Kolk

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