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"We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness." -Ram Dass Last week, I wrote...
This morning, before the birds had finished their first conversation, I woke beneath a sky ...
July 24, 2026
The first time I saw Pete— long hair and Grateful Dead T-shirt— something within me stirred. ...
There was a time when I believed healing meant becoming a better version of myself. Less...
There was a time I believed healing would arrive as silence. No more fear. No more guilt,...
Grief arrives quietly. She does not announce her debut with clanging cymbals and flashy...
Symptoms Are Not the Obstacle; They Are the Opening I thought it was the end of me— an...
The Little One “There is a presence within me— A Little One so quiet, unassuming. She...
March 28, 2026
When I was an elementary school teacher, I had the honor of seeing life through the lens of small...
Clients often ask me what it was that began that initial shift for me back when I was in the...
As most of you know, every Thursday, I drive to my parents’ home to have breakfast with them. We...
I am continuously fascinated by the ways that we human beings soothe ourselves when life feels...
A few of you here already know about an unexpected epiphany that occurred yesterday…in the wee...
This past week in Office Hours, we looked more closely at what MINDS DO so that we could begin to...
January 9, 2026
A couple weekends ago, our family went to lunch together at our local country club. We wanted to...
January 8, 2026
One of my favorite phrases is “Never waste a trigger.” When this phrase—never waste a trigger...
January 8, 2026
A little poem I wrote in Decemeber... Inside me there is a bowl of light, a quiet room, a...
January 8, 2026
Every once in a while, I like to share the notes from our weekly Office Hours session. This is...
January 8, 2026
We are not LIKE nature. We are not its metaphor, or its distant cousin. We ARE nature ...
November 21, 2025
Monday night, as I climbed into bed, an old familiar movie decided it was time to play a double...
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