Exploring the healing vibrations with Sound Alchemist Julie Jewels Smoot A beautifully crafted Heart Gong with a striking turquoise heart design is elegantly suspended on a stand, accompanied by a mallet ready for use. Trauma lives in the body long after the event has passed. Whether emotional or physical, traumatic experiences can leave a lasting imprint on the nervous system — shaping our thoughts, sensations, and even our ability to feel safe. Traditional talk therapies of

Gong Sound Therapy aids trauma recovery by supporting nervous system regulation, engaging the body without force, providing predictable sensory structures, restoring autonomy, and encouraging integration. Facilitated by trauma-informed sound alchemist Julie Jules Smoot, these sessions are consent-based and focus on nervous system awareness. Trauma recovery is not about forcing release. It is about restoring safety. Gong sound therapy, when offered through a trauma-informed le

For women who served in the Navy and were raped by fellow service members, victim-blamed, emotionally abused, retaliated against, and discarded by the institution they served, these remarks are not abstract. They are not political. They are re-injuring.