I work with smart clients. They know the current wisdom surrounding self-care. Yet sometimes all that knowledge does not work. My clients...

Do I always have to be good at everything? For that matter, do I always have to be right? The things that I don’t like to do or am not...

Often, this theme of anger comes up in my practice. You know, that burst of adrenaline you get when something really p*&%es you off. We...

Emotions can sometimes seem unfamiliar and even unacceptable - both to ourselves and others. We may be uncomfortable with feeling a...

I am a therapist. As a therapist, I have to be willing to be flexible and “read the room”, if you will. Every intervention works until it...

I find myself telling my clients "Don't be so mean to yourself", often. And even now, reflecting, I agree that this is good advice. We...

“Earth Mother,  you who are called by a thousand names. May all remember we are cells in your body and dance together.” - Starhawk If...

Now there’s nothing left but to keep dancing. I don’t know if it is human nature or the way of life on Earth, but we seldom become all of...

“We love what we attend.” Mwalimu Imara There were two brothers who never got along. One was forever ambushing everything in his path,...

“A blind child guided by his mother, admires the cherry blossoms.” Kikakou Who knows what a blind child sees of blossoms or songbirds?...

Seeing into darkness is clarity

Underneath all we are taught, there is a voice that calls to us beyond what is reasonable, and in listening to that flicker of spirit, we...

Feeding Your Heart

What we reach for may be different, But what makes us reach is the same. Imagine that each of us is a spoke in an infinite wheel, and,...

“My grandmother told me, “never hide your green hair – they can see it anyway.” Angeles Arrien From the agonies of kindergarten, when we...