Cookies for Grief, Loss, Trauma, Pain: 10 Therapy Benefits: Loving Memories Sister’s Night Cooking
In this heartfelt video, join Dr. Jo as he reminisces about his late sister and the therapeutic cookies she used to bake. Each bite brings back powerful memories, and Dr. Jo reflects on the ten benefits of these special treats. From the comforting aroma to the nostalgic flavours, these cookies hold a special place in his heart. Watch as
Dr. Joseph Randolph Bowers shares tears of joy and sorrow, celebrating the legacy his sister left behind through her baking. Join us in honouring her memory and the healing power of homemade cookies. We share 10 verified and scientific benefits of cookies that you can find in the literature. Surprise, surprise!
Did you know that even cookies can be more or less healthy creations?! They can even be a bit Keto and Gluten Free and Milk Free… You can make them without eggs, with no nuts, and in a wide range of ways to suit your needs. Here are a few of the benefits we discuss…
1. To help you unwind and de-stress
2. Aromatherapy
3. Joy of self-creation
4. Build your self-esteem
5. Sharing with family
6. Learning new skills
7. Enjoyment and pleasure
8. Distraction from and detachment from stress
9. Engaging and embracing the five senses
10. Remembering and celebrating our loved ones
This video was such a surprise to us, honest to God. We never imagined all the therapeutic benefits plus how the process of making this video talk opened up our memories of our late sister. It was very confronting. But we decided to honour her memory, and to take courage and just share this moment for real.
As a therapist, we sometimes feel that to model the skills of empathy, sympathy, allowing grief and loss, and embracing of feeling and tears is so important for our clients to see and experience. It takes a great skill to cry with a client and to maintain therapeutic authenticity and good healthy boundaries – but you know what?
These skills of true empathy are ancient and part of feminine wisdom, as women have carried the emotional intelligence of the human species forever. Which is why the feminine teachings of water of life and baptism are ancient traditions across all cultures around the world.
