A Mom’s Mental Load: Carrying your own Vasilisa Doll
I just got back from a vacation. My first beach holiday in years. It was to honour my 50th birthday, not as a break from life. Yes, i wanted to slow down and relax, just not to escape my life. Vacations are not meant to to get a break from our everyday life, but to enhance it with a dose of pleasure and adventure. As a global citizen, this is also a privilege to experience…
In the Womb of Winter: Midlife Apprenticeship for a Future Crone
We are in the final weeks of Winter where I live. It’s connected to the sacred feminine energy of the Crone, the elder matriarch who models rest, wisdom, and patience.…
A Well of Grief
We are a month into this new year, and there is so much to grieve already. The human rights of folks in various parts of the world, the right we…
A Year with Presence
Each year, i choose a word to lead me, to teach and guide me. This year, i was given the gift of PRESENCE, and like many words before, i end…
The Unravelling that Transforms: To Be Heard is to Become Me
It took me suffering in silence because I didn’t realize that I had a poison ivy infection for me to realize that I too, like my mom, don’t always speak…
The Veil of Perimenopause
October hosts a number of key dates, namely World Mental Health Day on October 10, and World Menopause Day on October 18. For me, a feminist therapist who specializes in…
Following the Red Thread
When my mom died in 2022, she left a huge hole in my heart. Not just for the void of not having a mother anymore and getting to be mothered…
The Summer I Became Relaxed
I had a realization recently that I want my kids to see me relaxing. It came after noticing how I would make a point to look busy when they came…
Blooming Together: The Growth of a Relationship
This month honours a milestone for me – my partner and i have been together more than not, as we celebrate 25 years together. A quarter of a century. This…