How to get Ready for the Fall: Stepping into Being a High School Mom

How to get Ready for the Fall: Stepping into Being a High School Mom

Sep 27, 20237 min read

September is the second January, a time for new beginnings, and also the ending of things. One has to go with the other; one in fact necessitates the other. As Jessie Harrold puts it, “while you are becoming, you are also unbecoming.” This is the dance with grief, and not being afraid to notice it in the corners of your inner dance floor. It can be as simple as the new season meaning the end…

Lean into Love: The Ultimate Ultimatum

Lean into Love: The Ultimate Ultimatum

Jun 29, 202310 min read

I’m not one for reality TV shows. I think they sometimes feel too close to my work life and I want to be able to get a break by immersing…

Unleash and Surrender. Healing the Mother Wound

Unleash and Surrender. Healing the Mother Wound

May 28, 202317 min read

I’ve been sharing here about the loss of my mom this past year. I haven’t really described more about my actual relationship with my mom, and one thing I’ve left…

My Lost Self

My Lost Self

Apr 30, 20233 min read

“What must I give more death to today, in order to generate more life? What do I know should die, but am hesitant to allow to do so? What must…

The Connection of Self-Compassion and Trauma Healing – Look for the Parallels

The Connection of Self-Compassion and Trauma Healing – Look for the Parallels

Mar 30, 20238 min read

I like finding patterns in things. I think i much prefer knitting a simple pattern to a complicated puzzle. I like collecting the same shells at a time, and all…

Gates of Grief Work

Gates of Grief Work

Feb 27, 20238 min read

Last fall, l I devoured the show From Scratch. It was supposed to be eye candy, and a guilty pleasure show to watch. Does this ever happen to you -…

Surrendering into That Kind of Mom

Surrendering into That Kind of Mom

Jan 26, 20236 min read

I want to be that mom. That mom that is always ready to have her kids’ gaggle of friends over on a whim or moment’s notice. That mom who has…

A Year of Grace and Grief

A Year of Grace and Grief

Dec 20, 20229 min read

I had no idea at the start of the year just how much the word Grace was going to be the perfect word to hold me. Funny how that happens…

I’m a Feelings Wheel in Motion

I’m a Feelings Wheel in Motion

Nov 8, 20229 min read

I’ve been sitting with my feelings a lot these last few months. It’s been both a helpful exercise to catch me in my feeling as well as practice what i…