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Reminders for Sanity
Midnight Uber Angels & Surprising Mirrors of Grace
Last August I moved around quite a bit in my vocation as a traveling shaman. One of my favorite parts of my work travels was the inadvertent exposure to over 20 Uber drivers, most of them from other countries; such an undeniable glimpse into the many-flavored...
“So Perfect”— A Love Story about Listening
There’s one story I carry about my daughter that will always live on the altar for me, because of the tender teaching it continuously provides. Several years ago, when my daughter Arayla was in her early teens, I began to overhear a phrase she would say almost every...
On Our Knees Is Not The Worst Place To Be
It’s been a hot minute, (a six-month-long, somewhat grueling hot minute) since I really engaged online. And so, I’d like to start by just saying: I love you. I love you and I’ve missed engaging, and I’m sorry that I’m not always authentically capable of sharing my...
Wholeheartedly Teaching to an Empty Room
Earlier this week, for two days in a row I wholeheartedly showed up to teach a webinar to an empty room of zero participants! The day before that, on the first day of the webinar, I had one attendee, sitting there in her little zoom box, receiving every word. Because...
Witnessed by Our Children; Modeling Vulnerability & Humanness
My children have watched me intimately since they were born, of course. They know me in ways that nobody else does. For better and for worse. They know how to track the subtle changes of light and shadow that move across my face in a single day. They know how to...
21 Keys to Sanity While Stewarding Teens
21 KEYS TO SANITY WHILE STEWARDING TEENS 1. We are rewarded in our willingness to endure difficult, painful, and even messy conversations with our teens, in which complexity, triggers, and tears might arise, on both sides. 2. It’s never about perfect. It’s about...
Treasures from The Trenches of Parenting Teens
It’s always a fruitful challenge to try and glean the treasures of something while still in the jaws of its medicine, right? ✨ Recently I received a text from one of my longtime, dearest friends. She and I have been soul sisters since before we became mothers, and...
FEELING IT
A couple of mornings ago, when my son woke up and came out of his bedroom, he found me sitting at the kitchen table, staring at my computer, my eyes moist with tears. Concerned, he asked me, “What’s going on, Mom? What’s happening?” I wiped away my tears, looked at...
When I Think I Know Anything, I’m A Fool
When I think I know what to expect from someone’s heart or mind or soul, I’m a fool. Anything my mind perceives about what can and cannot be healed is limited perception at best. Some I’ve initially imagined might be traumatized beyond repair have then revealed an...