Spirituality and Survivorship: Transforming Trauma into Healing with Aboriginal Wisdom

April 21, 2009, 1:05 pm
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This is the presentation I delivered at the AAS/SPAN USA 21st Annual Healing After Suicide Conference – Paths that Lead to Healing
April 18, 2009 in San Francisco. I will also update this post with relevant books and other resources that may be helpful to a survivor in re-connecting.

Using the four points of Connection outlined in the Kanyini documentary, this presentation relates the Aboriginal experience to the experience of people who have lost someone to suicide; the same four points are fractured.

Also included are ways a survivor can rebuild their connections to Land, Family, Belief System and Spirituality.

To download the presentation, in PDF format, click here. Especially if you were a participant, I would appreciate any input you have on how survivors can re-connect to the Four Points.

For more information on the “Kanyini” documentary by Melanie Hogan and Bob randall, please refer to www.kanyini.com. If you have any questions, please email me at brian@brianlhill.com.