Last April, when I was visiting my mom, I bought two tiny tomato plants for James's Dad who had mentioned he wanted a pair for his patio....

Have you hugged your Inner Critic today? If you haven't, here's a gentle nudge. Your critic NEEDS you, dear one. If you've been fighting...

When you’re in crisis-mode, telling yourself to CALM DOWN isn’t going to help. Quite the opposite, actually. Think about it. If you came...

When one of the winners of the reality show Alone was asked what skill had allowed him to beat his competitors, he said, “My ability to...

In January 2020, (pre-covid) James and I were invited to a birthday bash at a secret club in the warehouse district of our city. I can't...

Remember the days of the five year plan? When we were supposed to have everything mapped out so we could direct our life and achieve our...

When I lost my brother, I was determined not to lose myself in the bottomless pit of dirty pain. I committed to grieving CLEAN pain,...

Someone told my sweetheart, James, that cats love harp music. It's supposed to relax and soothe them. And being the amazing fur-dad he...

Have you ever got excited about a new magical weight loss program . . . . . .only to find out that its “big secret” is to move your body...

Have you ever had a rock in your shoe? Not great, huh. I'm guessing (if you're non-disabled) you probably stopped at some point to get it...

In 1995, these twin girls were born three months premature and put into separate incubators. The younger of the two was in critical...

IMPORTANT NOTE: In this post, I share my deeply personal experience with the suicidal urge—what it taught me, how it saved me, and why I...

Whoops! Did you just slip into helplessness? Well, don't beat yourself up. With all the banana peels of 2020 still lying around, it's...

When the reality of COVID hit home in the early months of 2020, I was standing in a grocery store watching a small mob of frightened...

I want to share something I stumbled on years ago when I was doing my shadow work. It's called a Mandorla. If you're curious, take a...

When I first moved in with James, I happily (naively) thought it would just be the two of us. We'd talked about kids and both agreed that...

I was taught to pray when I was four. The formula was simple. 1. Thank God for everything. 2. Ask for the provision of an essential need....

I married for the first time when I was 21. I entered that union earnestly, not able to see that the push toward the alter had more to do...

Last month I wrote about the one tool that has the power to heal deep wounds. It's called LISTENING TO LEARN and if you read that...

Years ago, as I was working to rebuild the psychological structures that were damaged by my traumatic childhood, I had to face an...