The Call to Creativity in Midlife
It’s Time to Begin: The Call to Creativity in Midlife There comes a time when you know you must just begin. And though you may be caught in old habits that leave you treading water in half hopes - you trust. You trust that what you desire has been placed on your heart...
Whatever You Dream
Whatever You Dream Whatever you dream, my dear, know that it is possible because I placed this dream within you long before you ever heard me whispering it to you. And I will make it happen because I want you to flourish and the world needs your spirit to soar. -...
How to risk swimming in the waters of fear, dive deeper into courage, and rise up with hope
I was afraid. I was afraid of rejection. I was afraid to take a risk. That it wouldn’t be good enough. That no one would show up to support me and I’d be alone. That I’d look like a fool – writing a book and putting it out into the world while people watched it be a...
Loving people “as they are” is an exhale for the soul
Last year at the time, my dear college friends and I were gathered around our friend, Keith, who was dying in the hospital. Friends flew in from the west coast. We all drove several hours multiple times to be with him. Though he was unconscious, we all hoped and...
Build resiliency in your children by being their sanctuary
A few months ago, we moved to a new town. It's not far from where we used to live, but it is a different town. Here we can see the mountains from the kitchen window while we eat breakfast. It's beautiful. But like any big change, moving can be anxiety-provoking and...
Grace Meets You Where You Are
Grace Meets Us You are asleep in my arms, my precious little angel. I linger in the silence, the dark, exhausted. Even the soles of my feet ache. There were moments today when I thought I’d lose it, and moments when I did – when I felt myself cracking open, when I...
Noticing Beauty in the Ordinary
Beauty in the Ordinary I had been out with my son going around the neighborhood selling popcorn for Scouting. We had to head back inside to get ready for soccer. It was a full day. But as I walked through our front yard, I stopped when I saw this sunset. My God, may I...
Be the first to love
In the United States, many of us are gathering with family and friends for Thanksgiving. This can be a lovely and welcomed time. And it can also be a triggering time. It brings up old hurts, old resentments, and old patterns of relating. To change things, it takes one...
Supporting small businesses and local businesses
I love supporting, encouraging, nourishing, and being "in cahoots" with other small businesses and local businesses. As a womanpreneur myself, I KNOW the kind of hard work that goes into "making it happen" and supporting a family. Every one on this list I can vouch...
What it can be like to not feel alone
{I'd like to share with you an experience in Compassion Coaching with a client to give you a feel for the slow, organic, spaciousness of how it can be to not feel alone anymore...to feel a sense of inner freedom. This session is used with her permission}... “I have...