Resting angel beside a glowing lantern in a twilight meadow representing “A Soft Place To Be,” a calming reflective blog space.

🌸 Welcome to A Soft Place To Be 🌸

This space holds quiet reflections about the body, the nervous system, and the lived experience of being human.

Nothing here asks you to change or become anything different.

These writings are simply moments of noticing.

A candle in a dim room.
A blanket across the shoulders.
A breath taken slowly.

If you linger here for a while, you may find something familiar moving between the words.

A memory.
A recognition.
A small return to yourself.

You are welcome to read slowly.

Or simply rest here for a moment.

— DeAn’Na

When the Co-Healer Becomes the Session: A Letter to the Co-Healer on the Table
Deanna Medley Deanna Medley

When the Co-Healer Becomes the Session: A Letter to the Co-Healer on the Table

What began as a Mother’s Day letter became a living ceremony in real time. Through grief, smoke, roses, memory, and the body’s own language, I found myself on my own healing table, not only holding the lantern, but receiving its light. This is a reflection on becoming the session, softening what had grown rigid, and remembering that the one who holds presence is worthy of being held, too.

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