Redhawk Caldera [m] spring breeze

Bridget watched her light up with renewed interest and her smile grew. Her own mentor had tolerated her interest in counseling, but she’d always considered it to be less important. Physical injuries were more apparently dangerous, Bridget had never denied that. But with everything she’d seen, she couldn’t help feeling that parts of emotional healing were seriously undervalued.

Injuries affect different wolves in different ways. Especially traumatic ones. She shifted, unable to help thinking about the loss of her leg. She didn’t get those nightmares often anymore. They’ll recover better if a healer addresses all of the parts of the injury, not just the physical. Fear, anger, mourning, all of it can impact our health in pretty significant ways.

Now she thought of Teya. For instance, when someone loses something or someone important. They’ll stop eating and stop taking care of themselves sometimes. It’s better if a healer can talk to them and help them to see a way forward, if not right away, then over time. So eventually they can see it as something they had instead of something they lost.

Then she shook her head with a small laugh, realizing what she’d said might not make complete sense. Everyone’s different, right? So we just do our best. Seal seemed genuinely interested, which was the most important factor. And she was easy to talk to, a feeling not every wolf gave off. Herbs can help too, with certain issues. Trouble sleeping and the like. But the talking can do more than some might expect.