Category: Poetry

• The F-Word Was Father’s Day: A Poem of Reclamation

  

  A healing poem about reclaiming Father’s Day from trauma through self-love, fatherhood, and inner reparenting. A tribute to self-fathering and growth.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  June 14, 2025

  Addiction, Attachment, Change, children, Codependency, Connection, CPTSD, Fun, Grief, IFS, Inspiration, Parenting, Poetry, Recovery, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual Addiction, Shame, trauma, writing

  breaking generational cycles, compassionate self-love, emotional healing, father wound, father’s day, fatherhood journey, forest benedict, grief and growth, healing, healing from childhood trauma, healing poem, IFS, IFS therapy, inner child healing, Internal Family Systems, LMFT blog, men’s healing, mental health, parenting and trauma, poetry for healing, recovery, Religious trauma, reparenting, self-compassion, self-connection, self-fathering, trauma, trauma recovery

• 🔥 Oh, the Fantasies You’ll Dream! 🔥

  

  A bold, erotic Dr. Seuss-style poem that reclaims the power of sexual fantasy from purity culture shame. Blending research, rhyme, and rebellion, this piece celebrates desire as healing, playful, and beautifully undefiled.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  June 9, 2025

  Poetry, Sexual shame, sexuality

  Dr Seuss, poetry, Religious trauma, sex positive, Sexual shame, sexuality

• Oh Mother, My Self! – A Dr. Seuss-Style Poem on Self-Mothering

  

  A heartfelt Dr. Seuss-style poem honoring all forms of motherhood—offering healing, validation, and a powerful reminder that the love we longed for can still be given by the one who knows us best: our Self.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  May 11, 2025

  Attachment, Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Inspiration, Parenting, Poetry, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Shame, writing

  Attachment Repair, Dr. Seuss Style Poem, emotional healing, Gentle Parenting Yourself, Healing from Childhood Wounds, Healing Through Poetry, IFS, inner child healing, Inner Nurturing, mental health, Mother’s Day Healing, Motherhood and Self-Compassion, Reparenting Yourself, self-compassion, Self-Compassion Poem, self-connection, Self-Love Practices, Self-Mothering, trauma, trauma recovery

• I Have Risen: A Poem of Self-Resurrection

  

  This soul-stirring poem reclaims religious imagery to tell a bold story of self-resurrection, power, and personal liberation. I Have Risen is not a religious piece—it’s a declaration of freedom, authenticity, and the end of self-abandonment. A must-read for anyone rising into their truth.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  April 20, 2025

  Change, Codependency, Faith, Inspiration, Neurodivergence, Poetry, Religious trauma, Self-Connection, Shame

  healing, IFS, religion, Religious trauma, resurrection, save yourself, self-connection, Sexual shame, trauma

• Oh, The Fun You Will Find! 🎉🎈 (A Fun Poem)

  

  Life gets so serious, heavy, and glum, 😩With taxes to file and meetings to come. 📑The world is a mess! The news makes you frown, 🌍😖Your to-do list is long, and it’s weighing you down. 📋😵 Bills to be paid! Emails to send! 💰📧The cycle repeats—will it ever end? 🔄But what if, dear friend, you could flip…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 11, 2025

  Health, Humor, Inspiration, Poetry, Religious trauma, Self-Connection

  Dr Seuss, fun, healing, mental health, poem, recovery, Religious trauma, self-connection

• The Invitation (An IFS-Inspired Poem)

  

  Experience “The Invitation,” a heartfelt poem inspired by an IFS healing journey. Explore themes of self-discovery, courage, and embracing authenticity. Connect with your true self and let healing begin.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  November 2, 2024

  IFS, Inspiration, Poetry, Self-Connection, Shame, trauma, writing

  healing, IFS, poetry, self-connection, trauma