https://www.shigekoito.com/publications daily 0.75 2024-11-23 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/1668560415578-BMSDKL8SNBJ7A2Q8KTH7/Koi+pond.JPG Blog https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/conch-shell-dream-revisited monthly 0.5 2026-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/3b1b2f66-2642-4e35-9801-c3a360944aa3/IMG_5890.jpeg Blog - Conch Shell Dream Revisited - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/a-conch-shell-dream monthly 0.5 2026-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/56fe52aa-6442-4991-a3e9-d2db1071cdfd/Screen+Shot+2026-05-26+at+6.27.49+PM.png Blog - A Conch Shell Dream - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/kintsugi monthly 0.5 2026-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/f180684b-e753-4958-8bd5-5a2ea4ea83ac/Screen+Shot+2026-04-08+at+8.08.27+PM.png Blog - Kintsugi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/leash-drizzle-disconnect monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/8034e1fa-20e8-4f5a-958e-b3055cfeb7a8/Gemini_Generated_Image_wsbq7wwsbq7wwsbq.png Blog - Leash, Drizzle, Disconnect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/animals-ive-loved monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/16687e2a-fae6-47f9-af9d-e6047502c3d0/Screen+Shot+2026-02-24+at+4.36.07+PM.png Blog - Animals I've Loved - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/what-it-means-to-have-no-regrets monthly 0.5 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/dcf3beaa-fca8-498b-87a9-78f290c73aa5/Sunset+No+Regrets.jpg Blog - What It Means to Have No Regrets - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/hermeneutical-injustice monthly 0.5 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/102960f8-3fc0-4297-b2e1-375dc93f372e/Hermaneutical+Picture.jpg Blog - Hermeneutical Injustice of CPTSD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/freefall-writing-without-a-parachute monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/f25d3b2e-2198-42c2-b7c6-e9972173e4c0/04dde12b-a025-4ec3-8c47-9bffd4aee106.jpeg Blog - Book Overview of The Pond Beyond the Forest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/freefall-writing-without-a-parachute-y3kay monthly 0.5 2024-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/1699601574995-OOLW58T3KPGZFPXQBDXR/iStock-471068599.jpg Blog - Freefall: Writing Without a Parachute - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/docho-conformity-vs-kyocho-cooperation-kc2rh monthly 0.5 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/6586a709-15bd-4870-b655-b07258f0da36/Lemming+Picture.jpg Blog - Docho (conformity) vs. Kyocho (cooperation) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/reflection-on-cptsd-developmental-trauma-part-2-hikikomori-shut-insa-mental-health-crisis-in-japan monthly 0.5 2023-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/8cbbd5c2-9bc2-44a0-807d-fc555853a752/shutterstock_1100330504.jpg Blog - Reflection on CPTSD (Developmental Trauma) Part 2: Hikikomori (shut-ins)—A Mental Health Crisis in Japan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/5e55d7c6-608f-46ff-9bd3-108fcd72507f/shutterstock_1979011673.jpeg Blog - Reflection on CPTSD (Developmental Trauma) Part 2: Hikikomori (shut-ins)—A Mental Health Crisis in Japan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/reflection-on-complex-ptsd-developmental-trauma-part-1 monthly 0.5 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/28f524e2-ca69-4ad9-b317-ff9f87873a2a/BW+sad+X-ray+Shigeko.JPEG Blog - Reflection on Complex PTSD (Developmental Trauma) Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/fish-dream monthly 0.5 2025-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/f01a16b4-8c05-4f87-b6b0-9da7e87c7468/759f24_cfac78621e7642beb524e47f8cde696c%7Emv2.jpeg Blog - Fish Dream - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/a-gift-from-nikki-what-my-dogs-final-months-taught-me monthly 0.5 2022-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/5079080c-c2bf-4a73-bada-37579dfd3a10/Nikki+after+surgery.JPG Blog - A Gift from Nikki: What My Dog’s Final Months Taught Me - Make it stand out Nikki after surgery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/37364e0e-dc72-4e2b-a0da-00aaff737fa7/pensive+nikki.jpg Blog - A Gift from Nikki: What My Dog’s Final Months Taught Me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/a41128e7-6bbd-4909-923a-ea07c2ab3f8d/IMG_3286.jpg Blog - A Gift from Nikki: What My Dog’s Final Months Taught Me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/c702b156-497c-4d3d-9d34-75fde0e97863/Nikki+%26+Mikey.jpg Blog - A Gift from Nikki: What My Dog’s Final Months Taught Me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/9dd7c301-d610-475a-a3e2-91aad145028a/Nikki+shrine.jpg Blog - A Gift from Nikki: What My Dog’s Final Months Taught Me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/f37a89f0-03ec-4438-b130-980c466e3fa1/Nikki%27s+favorite+toy.jpg Blog - A Gift from Nikki: What My Dog’s Final Months Taught Me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/writingthememoir monthly 0.5 2022-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/dc2dc757-c510-4b7f-99df-a922a75f59a0/Koi+up+close.jpg Blog - Writing the Memoir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/category/craft+talk monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/writing+retreat monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/losing+dog monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/hikikomori monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/japan monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/mental+health monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Legacy monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Mental+health monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/bereavement monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Attunement monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/loneliness monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/No+Regrets monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/CPTSD monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Emotional+neglect monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/canine+cancer monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/mother monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Complex+trauma monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/writing monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/healing+through+writing monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/pet monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/trauma monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/memoir monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/c-ptsd monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/grieving monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/golden+retriever monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Relational+trauma monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/freefall+writing monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Trauma+awareness monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/the+art+of+writing monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/loss+of+pet monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/crisis monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/GenerationalTrauma monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/complex+ptsd monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/therapy monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Epistemic+injustice monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/barbara+turner-vesselago monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Hermeneutical+Injustice monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/memoir+writing monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/shigeko+ito monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/PTSD monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/animal+love monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/craft+talk monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Trauma+healing monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/blog/tag/Attachment+trauma monthly 0.5 https://www.shigekoito.com/events daily 0.75 2025-09-29 https://www.shigekoito.com/events/book-event-at-east-west-bookshop monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://www.shigekoito.com/events/upcoming-book-signing-at-barnes-amp-noble-northgate monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://www.shigekoito.com/events/shigeko-ito-with-john-r-wallace monthly 0.5 2025-08-05 https://www.shigekoito.com/events/panel-discussion-the-healing-power-of-storytelling-through-memoir monthly 0.5 2025-08-01 https://www.shigekoito.com/events/book-launch-the-pond-beyond-the-forest monthly 0.5 2025-08-01 https://www.shigekoito.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2022-11-11 https://www.shigekoito.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/1668560511775-6HLDB8DQ87YV2VJL6LUF/Koi+pond.JPG Contact https://www.shigekoito.com/the-pond-beyond-the-forest daily 0.75 2025-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/1668560137450-H1DUQVW6GSTXHWQQ96YJ/Koi+pond.JPG The Pond Beyond the Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/ebd515ed-5420-43bf-b583-50bcfb8137a4/Young+shigeko+squating+at+beach.jpg The Pond Beyond the Forest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/ed9b61a3-6723-460e-8ebd-34fe5591d5af/Tent+with+Shigeko+Nikki+and+Mikey.jpg The Pond Beyond the Forest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/articles daily 0.75 2025-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/034b100d-0e3a-4db7-9a60-801156d3f134/thumbnail_IMG_4984.jpg Articles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/9f5448a6-061e-426a-8899-f46f303b1cfe/1.jpeg Articles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/08a38e6b-d10e-44af-bb68-930f9fcc0fb1/iStock-1308753258.jpeg Articles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/015b5556-8fd1-482e-8495-924bbbb12887/2014-10-19+18.31.54.jpeg Articles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/ae0adbb1-dea9-4154-948d-50b185155704/unnamed+%289%29.jpg Articles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/f376e0b6-de73-4238-9867-23dbc843f9cf/BW+sad+X-ray+Shigeko.jpeg Articles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/34756c0d-612c-4269-9644-3e2428525245/shutterstock_1100330504.jpeg Articles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/a9ae8efc-fc75-4657-b553-467774086a61/FILE_1417.jpg Details - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/new-page daily 0.75 2025-12-23 https://www.shigekoito.com/media daily 0.75 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/155532ab-8883-4149-83ce-5d72c2be9363/Kirkus+Reviews+Feature.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/4506409e-725d-4f12-8cf2-5f2f69bad9e9/The_Seattle_Times_logo.jpg.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/9167d567-be62-42a5-bdc2-65cf60edb400/cropped-Lisa_Haselton_logo-4.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/665ee53d-c9bf-44e4-8c36-0a9818119639/Screenshot+2025-12-22+at+6.06.58%E2%80%AFPM.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/e6199a99-17cd-4add-be5d-76952713cb5b/Screenshot+2025-12-22+at+6.18.20%E2%80%AFPM.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/2ddd195e-240e-4f20-8643-e4cbc05880b2/ktal-lp-website-header-2026-slim.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/c63e6a17-b400-487d-bad9-9feaf2ac9833/Authority-Magazine-Logo.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/3dfe9a7a-4955-4f64-8e04-cc7070c55b07/e918e5cc-8ac0-4f78-aa85-dba6333dc16a-large16x9_komo_logo_news_color.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/24a7581c-ac70-44d6-bfcd-64e174246020/Kirkus+Reviews+Feature.png Media - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.shigekoito.com/giveaway daily 0.75 2026-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636ad3a17ef8c214e374a685/39052224-9e95-4f29-98ff-898e1cd36ec4/The+Pond+Beyond+The+Forest+E-book Goodreads Giveaway - A memoir of childhood trauma, motherhood, resilience, and healing. Recognized by Kirkus Reviews as one of "28 Indies That Are Worth Discovering," The Pond Beyond the Forest is an intimate story of confronting the past, protecting the family you love, and discovering hope through healing.