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 [...]
Finding Certainty
Certainty. It’s a human need. Certainty we can be safe, loved, sheltered. But what happens when everything suddenly becomes UNCERTAIN? When that which made a modicum of sense yesterday...makes none today? Remember more than [...]
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 [...]
Riding the Waves
*actual photo of my very first surf lesson in 2014…riding real waves that time, not emotional ones*I wrote recently about the importance of facing our pain so we can heal it. Then I wrote [...]
Heal, Already!
“Listen, nine women can’t make a baby in a month” - C. Ray MeadowsMy grandfather said this to me many years ago when I was in a typical fit of indignant impatience. For most of [...]
Scar Tissue
Someone left my life recently—someone I loved deeply.It was abrupt, painful, and (the three-year-old in me keeps using this word) “unfair.”Meanwhile, the Universe throws another handful of popcorn in its mouth and laughs over [...]
Of Cabinets and Wine: Part Two of Pain and Pleasure, Motivation, and All the Things
**Let me preface this (because who doesn't love a post that starts with a disclaimer) by saying all my client sessions are completely confidential. All identifying details are always removed. If you can identify [...]