Hello, I am reading Reservation Blues and thinking about the pain expressed in the book. I wondered about mindfulness as it has helped me along with some wonderful therapists. We suffer differently, but it seems that we all suffer. It seemed like we need those who understand our suffering. I have little to no knowledge of my ancestry. Both parents are from families that emigrated from England. But my parents spoke very little about their lives. My interactions with tribal folks is quite limited. I was a wildland firefighter so I interacted with tribal folks on fires. Out of curiosity I searched for tribal mindfulness and found you. I was a volunteer EMT and a wildland fire medic for many years. I had opportunities to work with tribal fire medics. Mental health training is working its way into the medic community, if only slowly. Many of us got into the helping careers because we suffered, but unfortunately we continue to suffer. Too high incidence of PTSD. I am happy to see that you are doing the work that you do. We have all evolved from hunter gatherers. For some, it has been so long, we have no memory. Others, more recently. But we are Homo sapiens. All Africans. All had black skin before our skins changed.
Hello, I am reading Reservation Blues and thinking about the pain expressed in the book. I wondered about mindfulness as it has helped me along with some wonderful therapists. We suffer differently, but it seems that we all suffer. It seemed like we need those who understand our suffering. I have little to no knowledge of my ancestry. Both parents are from families that emigrated from England. But my parents spoke very little about their lives. My interactions with tribal folks is quite limited. I was a wildland firefighter so I interacted with tribal folks on fires. Out of curiosity I searched for tribal mindfulness and found you. I was a volunteer EMT and a wildland fire medic for many years. I had opportunities to work with tribal fire medics. Mental health training is working its way into the medic community, if only slowly. Many of us got into the helping careers because we suffered, but unfortunately we continue to suffer. Too high incidence of PTSD. I am happy to see that you are doing the work that you do. We have all evolved from hunter gatherers. For some, it has been so long, we have no memory. Others, more recently. But we are Homo sapiens. All Africans. All had black skin before our skins changed.
Stephan. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and thank you for your kind words.