All of us are or have been on a healing journey of some kind to heal physically, mentally, emotionally and/or spiritually. Sometimes one journey brings healing in all of these areas. I want to share a healing journey with you in hope there’s something here to inspire perseverance and commitment to your own healing journey, …
To this day, I still get choked up when I read the last paragraphs of the original Winnie the Pooh tales. Why? At the very end of the story, Christopher Robin and Pooh are sharing a moment lying on the ground in a beautiful circle of trees at the top of the Forest. They were …
A question came up recently in a group I participate in about how to stay on task when feeling drained, and keep emotions separate from the work we need to do. The first thing that came to me when I read the question was, “I am not what I’m experiencing.” When I remember this, then …
The beginning of February marks the Gaelic Festival of Imbolc, St. Brigid’s Day, the Christian Festival of Candlemas, and the Chinese New Year. While many people think of Solstices and Equinoxes as being the beginnings of the seasons, Indigenous Wisdom considers the Solstices and Equinoxes to be the peaks of the seasons. Imbolc is celebrated …
As the weather turns cold and our days are the shortest of the year, the darkness can feel challenging. While we’ve passed the longest night of the year, we still have a long winter ahead, and for some, that can bring on a sense of depression, anxiety, and most of all, loneliness. I was reminded …
I’ve been deeply moved by the response to my last article, Trauma, Addiction and Healing, and so grateful to know that it was of such support to so many. I’m especially inspired to get back to more writing, and I thank you for that inspiration! Tomorrow is the first Sunday of Advent, meaning, “the coming.” …
I hesitate to have my first article in a long while be one of such a heavy topic, and yet perhaps it’s fitting for what’s happening in the world today. In the past, I’ve spoken and written about the idea that very few of us are immune to addiction. If we’re not addicted to hard …
I have some confessions to make about who I am, and what my work is really about. It’s time I shared them fully with you. Forgive the lateness in doing so, but even I didn’t fully understand that I was hiding until recently. I think the best way to fill you in would be to …
My heart’s been very heavy in recent weeks, as I see and feel the pain around the events happening in the world that are destroying people’s lives, homes and communities. Anger and divisiveness are rising. Souls too long oppressed by our dominance culture, founded upon millennia of patriarchy, are feeling pushed to the brink by …
This summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Challis, Idaho for a retreat in connection with the Great American Eclipse of 2017. Prior to traveling, I began to feel inwardly that this trip was going to be significant for me, and that Freedom was likely a theme. The night before the eclipse, I was …
