Time for Rest: A Winter Ritual Bath
I have been struggling this month with slowing down and just being present with the moment that is right in front of me. I have found it hard to write and allow space for my dreams to land. Even as i write this, on the final days of January, my heart is racing and i am needing to practice what i preach. I am turning inwards, listening to the soft call of my body. I…
BeComing Home to My Self
“I have already lost touch with a couple of people i used to be.” ~ Joan Didion October always feels like a month of change. It’s hard not to take…
How to get Ready for the Fall: Stepping into Being a High School Mom
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…
Lean into Love: The Ultimate Ultimatum
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
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
“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
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
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
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…