This past week, I had separate conversations with two women who began to cry as they shared the difficult things in their lives. We were in public, and although they both felt relief at sharing, they intentionally put on their
When Life Feels Hard
Many of my friends and clients are experiencing similar situations where “life” just feels hard. Perhaps your relationship is strained, or you are struggling financially, or you feel unsupported and alone as a mother….and it feels like no amount of
Riding the Wave of Life
On my last day in Maui, I stepped into the salty warm water of the ocean, consciously feeling the gift of this sea. She comes alive for me, this earth, particularly in the way that the ocean can hold you,
Authentically Responding to Criticism
When people raise their voices at children, if the child has not already been “hardened,” the child feels sad, scared, alone. It is how children naturally respond to harsh energy. And unless they’ve been shamed out of this, they express
The transformational power of (re) Connection!
The Waldorf conference that I attended this past weekend, reminded me so heavily how disconnected our society is and how crucial it is for us to connect within. Over and over again, I heard women talk about the problems they
Sanctuaries for Grief and Heartbreak
A common challenge to moving through grief is that our society has very little support for the ongoing process that grief is. People get back into their daily life because they must, and everything just keeps hurtling forward. Even those