They got me good
Tonight, my dear brother, friend, and talented master of all things visual, Andrew Reed, surprised me with a collection of personal video messages from my retreat attendees. Ugly. Cried. Y’all. All the damn feels. [...]
Who Gets to Drive?
“So...you want to be dead?” “Wh....what?” “Your goals. You’re aspiring to be dead?” “I...umm...what?” I could sense my new client questioning whether she’d made a grievous error in signing on to work with me. [...]
Acknowledgement
Y’all, I’m BACK!! I’ve been on sabbatical for…well, who’s counting...but it’s been for good reason! Everything has seasons and these last eight months have been a “winter” season for me to draw inward to [...]
Feel the Feels
I took this picture of my sweet puppy snuggling up to me, with his little floofy head nuzzled into my chest because my heart was so full of love for this sweet creature. He [...]
Stop the Shaming
The principles I write and speak about have never been more applicable than they are right now. The balance of feeling and processing your emotions in a healthy way while staying resourced to move [...]
Positivity Bypassing
“Hey everyone! Stop moping. Yes, I know your sporting events, social gatherings and concerts have been cancelled for a few weeks. The world has NOT ended, commerce is still happening, work is still happening [...]
Holiday cheer? Or holiday tears?
Ah, the holidays! All is merry and bright. Or…maybe it isn’t for you this year. And that's okay too. Because let’s be honest - some years, it isn’t. Some years it’s a big fat [...]
Don’t Feel
One of the most well-intended yet detrimental things we say to each other, and to ourselves, is “Don’t feel that way” followed by an equally well-intended “chin up” soliloquy. “Don’t feel sad…it’s okay… things [...]
I’m NOT sorry
I felt it. Bubbling up from deep inside, in spite of my desire to hold it together. Dropping my almost-18-year old kitty off for more diagnostic testing, the sweet vet tech was simply asking [...]