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The Soaring Center

Name: The Soaring Center
Address: 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1800, Oakland, CA, 94612, US
Telephone: +18773643236

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08/27/2026

📚 Book Review Spotlight: Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman

What does it take to truly recover from trauma?

In Trauma and Recovery, psychiatrist Judith Herman explores trauma not only as a deeply personal experience, but as something shaped by relationships, systems, power, and silence.

One of the book’s most enduring contributions is its three-stage framework for recovery: establishing safety, remembering and mourning, and reconnecting with life. Rather than treating healing as a linear process, Herman emphasizes the importance of moving at the survivor’s pace while preserving choice, dignity, and agency.

At The Soaring Center, these principles are foundational to trauma-informed care. Healing begins with safety and grows through supportive relationships, connection, and empowerment.

More than three decades after its original publication, Trauma and Recovery remains an essential reminder that survivors deserve to be seen, believed, and supported as they build lives no longer defined by what happened to them.

💡 Read Micha Star Liberty’s full review at thesoaringcenter.com/blog

08/20/2026

🌿 Wellness Starts with What Supports You 🌿

Wellness does not have to mean perfect routines, strict habits, or doing everything “right.”

Sometimes, it is simply noticing what helps you feel more supported, present, and connected to yourself.

💡 “What is one small habit that makes a meaningful difference in your well-being?”

Maybe it’s getting outside for a few minutes.
Maybe it’s protecting your sleep.
Maybe it’s setting a boundary around your time.
Maybe it’s making space for something that brings you joy.

At The Soaring Center, we believe wellness should support your life, not become another expectation you have to meet.

This National Wellness Month, consider the small practices that genuinely help you feel more like yourself.

💬 Share in the comments if it feels supportive to do so. Your answer might inspire someone else to think differently about what wellness can look like.

💡 Learn more about trauma-informed healing at thesoaringcenter.com.

08/13/2026

🌿 When Rest Does Not Feel Restful 🌿

For many trauma survivors, slowing down can feel surprisingly uncomfortable.

When your nervous system has spent years staying alert, being busy may feel safer than being still. Rest can bring up guilt, anxiety, or the feeling that you should always be doing something.

At The Soaring Center, we understand that difficulty resting is not a personal failure. It may be a survival pattern shaped by environments where safety, stability, or permission to pause were never guaranteed.

Learning to rest can begin gently:

✨ Taking one quiet moment without demanding complete calm
✨ Letting your body slow down at its own pace
✨ Releasing the belief that rest must be earned
✨ Choosing forms of restoration that actually feel supportive

Rest does not have to look perfect to be meaningful.

💡 You are allowed to pause without proving that you have done enough.

08/06/2026

🌿 Trauma-Informed Isn't a Buzzword 🌿
What Most Organizations Get Wrong

"Trauma-informed" has become a common phrase across workplaces, schools, nonprofits, and institutions. But using the language is not the same as creating environments where people truly feel safe, supported, and respected.

In our newest blog, Micha Star Liberty explores what it really means to be trauma-informed—and why genuine change requires more than policies, training sessions, or mission statements.

This post explores:
✨ What trauma-informed practice actually looks like
✨ Common ways organizations unintentionally miss the mark
✨ Why safety is defined by lived experience, not labels
✨ How leaders can build cultures rooted in trust, choice, and accountability

True trauma-informed practice isn't about appearing supportive. It's about creating environments where people consistently experience safety, dignity, and belonging.

💡 Trauma-informed is not something you say. It's something people feel.

🔗 Read the full blog at thesoaringcenter.com/blog

07/30/2026

📚 Book Review Spotlight: What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo

What if healing isn't about forgetting the past, but learning to understand how it continues to shape you?

In What My Bones Know, Stephanie Foo weaves memoir, research, and lived experience into a powerful exploration of complex PTSD (C-PTSD). Through honesty and vulnerability, she gives language to experiences many survivors have long struggled to name.

Rather than presenting trauma as something to simply overcome, Foo shows how it can shape identity, relationships, and the nervous system and how healing is often a gradual process of reconnecting with yourself.

At The Soaring Center, this perspective reflects the heart of trauma-informed care. Healing is not linear, and there is no single path forward. It is built through self-understanding, compassionate support, and the freedom to discover what truly helps you heal.

This is a thoughtful and deeply affirming read for anyone seeking to better understand the complexity of trauma and the resilience that grows alongside it.

💡 Read Micha Star Liberty's full review at thesoaringcenter.com/blog

07/23/2026

🌿 Healing Starts with Self-Compassion 🌿

Healing is not about doing everything perfectly.

Some days, simply getting out of bed is enough.
Some days, resting is the bravest thing you can do.
Some days, showing yourself kindness is the greatest act of resilience.

💡 "What is one way you show yourself compassion on difficult days?"

Maybe it's taking a break without guilt.
Maybe it's speaking to yourself more gently.
Maybe it's asking for help.
Or maybe it's reminding yourself that you're doing the best you can.

Healing is not built through perfection. It is built through small moments of care, one choice at a time.

💬 Share in the comments if it feels supportive to do so. Your response may encourage someone else to extend that same compassion to themselves.

💡 Learn more about trauma-informed healing at thesoaringcenter.com.

07/16/2026

🌈 Disability Pride Month 🌈

Disability is part of human diversity, and every person deserves dignity, accessibility, and respect.

At The Soaring Center, we believe healing and belonging require more than good intentions. They require spaces that listen, remove barriers, honor lived experiences, and make room for every voice.

This month, we are reminding our community:

✨ Disability is part of human diversity
✨ Accessibility creates belonging
✨ Inclusion is more than acceptance
✨ Every body deserves respect

Disability does not define a person’s worth, potential, or ability to live a meaningful life.

💡 A truly healing community is one where everyone has the opportunity to participate fully.

07/09/2026

🌿 When Healing Changes Your Relationships 🌿
Navigating Shifts in Connection

Healing does not only change how you feel. It can change how you relate to the people around you.

As you begin honoring your needs, setting healthier boundaries, or listening more closely to your nervous system, relationships that once felt familiar may begin to feel different.

In our newest blog, Micha Star Liberty explores why these shifts are a natural part of healing, and why growing into a more authentic version of yourself can sometimes reshape the connections you have with others.

Healing may bring discomfort.
It may bring grief.
But it can also make space for relationships built on honesty, mutual respect, and genuine connection.

This post offers trauma-informed guidance for navigating these changes with compassion, reminding us that growth is not about losing ourselves to keep the peace—it is about finding our way back to ourselves.

💡 You are allowed to grow, even if it changes the way you connect.

🔗 Read the full blog at thesoaringcenter.com/blog

07/04/2026

❤️🤍💙 Happy Fourth of July ❤️🤍💙

As we celebrate Independence Day, we also reflect on what freedom means beyond a single moment in history.

At The Soaring Center, we believe freedom includes the ability to feel safe, to heal, to belong, and to live authentically without fear. For many, that journey is deeply personal and ongoing.

Today is a time to celebrate with loved ones, honor those who have worked toward a more just and inclusive future, and remember that healing flourishes in communities where compassion, dignity, and connection are valued.

Whether you're celebrating, resting, or simply taking a quiet moment for yourself, we hope today brings peace, safety, and meaningful connection.

💙 Wishing you a safe and restorative Fourth of July.

07/02/2026

🌈 July Is Disability Pride Month 🌈

Disability Pride Month is a time to recognize the strength, diversity, and lived experiences of people with disabilities, while affirming that every person deserves dignity, inclusion, and the opportunity to thrive.

At The Soaring Center, we understand that healing is not about asking people to fit into the world as it is. It is about creating environments where people feel safe, respected, and supported exactly as they are.

Trauma-informed care and disability inclusion share a common foundation: listening without assumptions, honoring individual experiences, and removing barriers that prevent people from accessing care and belonging.

This month, we celebrate the contributions, resilience, and leadership of the disability community while continuing to advocate for spaces where accessibility, compassion, and equity are the standard—not the exception.

💡 Every person deserves to be seen for their strengths, honored in their humanity, and empowered to participate fully.

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1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1800
Oakland, CA
94612

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+18773643236

Website

http://www.thesoaringcenter.com/

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