The Blog
Here’s where I share thoughts on the work of moving toward our biggest lives and baddest selves.
Practicing Being Pervious: A Route to a Bigger Heart
Many of us have learned that being somehow impervious to that which stirs our emotions will make us safer. What are we losing in this trade?
Speaking to Discomfort
Last Wednesday morning, I had an email in my inbox that was exactly what I needed. Tuesday, I had woken the reports of the leaked SCOTUS document about overturning Roe v. Wade. While it wasn’t exactly a surprise, it was still shocking and disheartening and deeply...
Flowing with Emotions: A Practical Guide
Most of us are letting the fear that an attended-to discomfort will grow… when, in fact, the opposite is true.
The (Freaked Out) Farmer and the Horse
The classic Zen story of the farmer and the horse teaches about nuance even while the standard way of telling it strips away all of the human nuance.
Busy, not Rushed
It’s easy, so very easy, to default into feeling rushed. What would happen, though, if you were just busy?
Liferafts and Sturdy Piers
Drawing boundaries doesn’t come naturally to a people pleaser but the skills can be learned. I promise.
31 Thoughts about Letting Go
What 31 books reminded me about the value of setting boundaries and letting go.
Socks: Where Binaries Need Not Tread
I noticed a sock trend this season, and it wasn’t a new pattern: It was me recognizing a very old one.
We’ll need this table by 7
The relief that comes from clear and direct communication.
The Season of Both/And
Whatever your traditions, may they live in the courageous thick of the both/and.