Relationships
You Need More Energy. Here’s How To Get It.
Do you know what guards the truth? Yesterday my friend Michael shared something that put all the pieces together inside of my head. In Taoist temples there are two dog-lions...
Meet My Dead Friends, and Introduce Me to Yours
Or why I carry the dead with me It’s time to visit the dead people. On my travels I love combining being on the road with visiting the people that...
On Betrayal, Making Mistakes, and the Fiery Courage to Go Forward…
I seriously broke someone's heart almost twenty years ago. I did not do this gracefully or kindly. I had fallen in love with someone else and the transition was abrupt...
To the Daughter I Never Had
A few days ago, I took my ex-boyfriend’s 12-year old daughter into New York City to go shopping. I knew it would be a fun trip to see the City...
Gossiping, Venting, or Processing?
“Did you hear what Joe said about Fran? Can you believe it?” “I'm furious at her! I feel like she did this on purpose.” “I can't figure out what to...
Walking Through the Fire
Sometimes we must simply walk through the flames to reach the other side, for they are purifying and strengthening, even as they burn through our egoic defenses. If we’ve tried...
What the Sea Turtle Told Me to Do
Last year I made a huge move from Austin to New York City, guided by my intuition and a tiny bit of insanity. While I’ve loved my time in Harlem,...
Things We Don’t Talk About Part 5: Racism, Spiritual Bypass, and Healing the Whole
Walking through the Austin airport last week all I want to do is hug the stranger next to me, weep on his chest, ask for forgiveness, tell him how precious...
Things We Don’t Talk About Part 2: Sexual Shame
It was an email that inspired this "Things We Don't Talk About" series, an email from a person who was struggling and suffering and feeling her life was over at a young...
Healing the Mother Archetype
In the ancient shamanic trinity of Maiden, Mother, and Crone, the Mother energy is the most familiar, and also the archetype in the most need of healing. Mother energy isn’t...
