Blog Posts

A few weeks ago, I left my little stuffed monkey at a family reunion. He belonged to my long gone friend, Michael, and though he’s a physical object, he makes me feel love. I took the courage to [...]

On the one hand, this news is no surprise. There was the leak several weeks ago and senatorial obstruction of the Supreme Court nomination process for decades prior. But still the news is [...]

My whole perspective changed with this new book, how to keep house while drowning. Cleaning, self-care, and cooking can be overwhelming, says author KC Davis… especially when we ascribe [...]

I wish I read more poetry. When I encounter beautiful word art someone has posted, I feel moved by a current to new ways of being. (I’m entertaining suggestions for beginning more poetry in my [...]

Have you ever been captivated by something magically life-changing? A teaching, healing, or new perspective that felt eye-opening, exciting, and hopeful… Maybe you felt that meditation or [...]

Checking in with your body is a very helpful way to relax. But because our physical selves are intricate, entwined systems, it can sometimes be hard to find a way in. What happens when you hear [...]

In your thanks-giving, I hope you connect deeply to this earth, feel grateful for your journey on it, and rest into your heart. Gratitude is such an easy thing to forget in our stressful lives, [...]

Life is hard, but divorce can be a troublesome morass: Grief, anger, love, boundaries, connection, negotiating… and often lack of sleep. It was such an honor to sit down with Karen McMahon of [...]

In a meadow beside the Clackamas River, I stepped into a huge circle of red rose petals. I wasn’t alone. Entering the circle with me were 70 others, including the parents of Hunter, the [...]

Where does loneliness show up in your life? I assume you experienced it—I’ve not met anyone who does not encounter it from time to time. Do you feel it: At night when it’s time for [...]