recovery

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    A door to recovery

    ByMaaike VanderMeer

    Last month, I drove under the distinctively tall evergreens of Mission, B.C., and arrived at Last Door Keystone Retreat. Nick Ringma was waiting in the driveway to introduce me to a dark-haired rescue llama with overbite and a zealous protective streak. “He thinks you’re a bear,” Ringma explained, a little apologetically. As the llama decided…

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    Spelling recovery

    ByMaaike VanderMeer

    “Trauma is never the event, it’s how your body responds to an event,” says Texas-based writer and artist Jenai Auman. “Your body, your brain, your heart – you flood with stress hormones and your body is actually under duress.” Auman is completing her certification as a trauma recovery coach and writing a book on spiritual…