Welcome to TWBH Circle!
Once upon a time, there was a little girl with a broken brain…
The Way Back Home was born out of a lived experience
that proved we can find lasting peace for our troubled mind in a complicated world. And by doing the work, we can not only survive trauma and hardships, but also reclaim our true self and regain our personal power. And go on to love, be loved and serve others, optimize and actualize our potential, live free, intentionally, with agency and joy.
TWBH is for those in Search and those in Service.
Anyone who may have experienced trauma. And their mother, father, siblings, partner, children, friends, colleagues, boss, pastor, coach, consultant, and everyone else who cares about them. Anyone who wants to better understand themselves. Anyone who wants to help others understand themselves better.
Our narrative is everything. And we get to rewrite our story. We start by going back in time.
Yes, it’s True. We can Thrive. Transform. and Transcend.
In a clinical career spanning over three decades, I treated and educated dental and sleep apnea patients, taught residents, and founded the New Jersey Dental Sleep Medicine Center, but despite years of providing patient-centered care and practicing with a focus on the mind-body-spirit connection, it was my own deeply personal and transformative experience of healing from attachment and trans-generational trauma in therapy that led me to my life’s calling.
Realizing my struggle and suffering were reflected in a dramatically increasing number of my patients and so many others in our society who are dealing with the invisible, but pervasive and widespread impact of transgenerational trauma, I retired from both private practice and teaching to focus exclusively on my writing and mission to help others reclaim their true selves and personal power.
I am so glad you are here.
Sincerely,
Sunita
*For the record* I understand trauma to be a serious medical, emotional and mental health issue that needs to be addressed by qualified and experienced professionals. TWBH is a portal to self understanding and self care to help us reclaim our true selves and regain our personal power in conjunction with receiving the professional care we need. They go hand in hand.
TWBH is a Self Empowerment movement through self-discovery and self-awareness, not a self-help movement. For my opinion on the limitations of Self Help, you can read my post
Dr. Sunita Merriman, is the author of Stripping: My Fight to Find Me, and the creator and founder of The Way Back Home, a Wellness Way of Being, with the mission of helping others go from trauma to transcendence.
In addition to being a poet, author and writer, Dr. Merriman graduated with honors from New York University, College of Dentistry and then trained for two years at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
In a career that spanned thirty years, she earned Diplomate status with both, The American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and The American Board of Craniofacial Sleep Medicine, a distinction awarded to less than 1% of dentists in the US, and then went on to establish The New Jersey Dental Sleep Medicine Center in Westfield, New Jersey.
After a transformative experience of healing from attachment and complex developmental trauma, she retired as a clinician in private practice and teacher at the Residency Program at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey to exclusively focus on her writing and mission to help others reclaim their true selves and personal power.
Sunita has been married to her husband for over 29 years and they are privileged to be the parents of two amazing daughters. She lives in New Jersey, USA, but is also immensely proud to be a Canadian of Panjabi Sikh (Indian) descent. She adores her cats, Runa and Cara, and can most assuredly be found in her kitchen almost every day.
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FAQs
-Do you personally write all the articles?
Yes. I spend significant time researching and developing the original content I share here with the goal that it assists you in cultivating self empowerment, wellness, lasting peace and joy.
-How often do you publish a blog?
I usually share an article every week or two. My intention is always to write something that will be useful to you. Adhering to a strict and fixed posting schedule disallows me to draw inwards to do that. Nor is it a practice that is kind to me. However, I do post regularly, within a window that allows me to be intentional.
-What do you write about?
The topics I discuss span across multiple disciplines of science, psychology, mental health, wellness, humanities, business, leadership, and current events as they touch upon trauma, healing, transformation, and ultimately, the ability for us to transcend.
-Do you have paid subscriptions?
No. I offer my blog free of charge to everyone. There are no pay walls behind which additional information or content remains hidden to some.
-Do you participate in affiliate marketing?
No. Under no circumstance have I ever received, or will agree to receive a direct financial kickback or “affiliate” payment for any product I discuss. I also do not include affiliate links in any posts because they’re annoying and distracting. And, because I want to bring you my independent voice.
-What about any products, books or individuals you mention in your blogs?
No. If I mention/link a source, resource or person, it’s because I believe in the value they offer and would like to share that with you. Again, under no circumstance have I ever received, or will agree to receive a direct financial kickback or “affiliate” payment for anything I discuss.
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You can however support my mission and my work by subscribing here, sharing my blog with others, and purchasing my book. If it helps you, leaving an honest review on Amazon allows others to find it as well.
Thank you!
Obligatory disclaimer: This blog is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this blog or materials linked from this blog is at the user’s own risk. The content of this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard, or delay in obtaining, medical advice for any medical condition they may have, and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions.
Thank you! I’m so glad you are here.
-Sunita
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