This is a space for the generational trauma disruptors, where you’ll find community.
I’m PJ Temple, a psychologist and author. I believe there’s deep healing in sharing our stories so I’ve created a space for you to tell yours. You’ll find books and resources on navigating your healing here. Mutual sharing through storytelling is a return to our roots, a connection and care for humanity. Welcome.
Breathe & Release is a 12 month journal on healing from anxiety with a mind body approach. Get a copy to begin a year’s journey toward healing from anxiety. I also do guided workshops around Breathe & Release principles, as community is necessary in healing. Subscribe for details on dates. It can be utilized individually as well and as a companion to therapy sessions.
Essays of Night and Daylight is an exploration of womanhood and identity as an Indian girl in America. I ponder comments such as, “What are you?” and “Oh, you speak such good English!” despite being born in Chicago. I wonder about the shame behind my grandmother’s tribal tattoo after she was visited by Christian missionaries. I revel in the making of chai, its multi-sensory exhilaration, this earthy elixir that reminds me of the power of each brown-skinned woman.
Where the Tiger Dwells, a memoir about an Indian girl whose strict conservative Christian parents were giddily arranging my marriage while I became faint at the thought of telling them about my secret American boyfriend. Represented by Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency. It’s a story of how India’s caste system plays out in America and intersects with immigration trauma. Subscribe for updates on its release.
Do my stories resonate? What are some of yours?
