Release the Elephants! How to Avoid Family Drama During the Holidays

the elephant in the living room

Here’s how to shift your perspective and let go of the upsets family drama can bring. Especially now at this time of year when things seem particularly challenging. Nothing brings on the elephants like a holiday season. (do you know that saying, the elephant in the living room?) The elephant stands there in the middle of the room while people gather around and pretend it isn’t there. The elephant seems to be blowing a trumpet of truth and discomfort and sometimes even leaves you yukky “presents” on the floor… but mostly we act like it is not happening. But on… …Read More »

When It’s Time to Stop Doing and Start Being

stop doing start being

There are days when it finally hits you. All this doing isn’t helping. The thing you were pushing forward so hard on is not working out. But despite all the evidence, you’re still standing there with the hammer in your hand, insisting you can make it work. Your stubborn streak is a gift, there is no one who can hang on quite like you (except maybe me!) but in this case the stubborn streak isn’t helping. Step away from the hammer. Life will not give up on you. It will continue to deliver its little messages inviting you to stop… …Read More »

You Belong Here

There is no shame in needing help

Hello, sweet friend, There is a place in this Universe that’s entirely yours—always. It doesn’t expire or diminish. It’s your space, waiting for you to step in and shine. You are perfect as you are. There’s nothing more you need to do than simply be and trust. You are meant to be here. The light within you is meant to be shared. What you bring is valuable. Keep walking your path in your unique, beautiful way, trusting your heart and desires. Be patient with the parts of yourself that feel afraid or uncertain. You’re learning and healing, and every experience… …Read More »

There Is Another Way

the wheel of suffering

Hello, sweet friend. Love and hugs I send to you on this day. It’s a gift to have friends to share the heart space with, don’t you think? Thank you for being here. I’ve been thinking about the way we carry people who’ve upset us. We can feel disappointed, or let down, unseen, not supported. It can be a regular thing to think about the situation on a repeating loop and the effects of this on the body and general mood are quite difficult to bear. There is another way to see this though. It requires a strength I know… …Read More »

Broken, but Better

As a kid, I often felt helpless and unsafe around the people who were supposed to love me the most. I was at the mercy of their fluctuating moods and addictions. The experience of not being cherished or wanted was ongoing and relentless. My personal work today is sitting with how that wounding gets tweaked now as I meet people who resemble the cast of characters from childhood–the ones who seem unsafe, wildly fluctuating in their moods, addicted, and unable to cherish or respect me. On each of our paths, situations will arise where the patterns are repeated. Do not… …Read More »

Make Sure You Are

Hi, beautiful friend, This is a NEW day. It can be whatever we want it to be. Sometimes it’s good to remember that… sometimes I need reminding by the hour 😉 How is the weather in your heart today? I hope you are being gentle and kind with your heart. Here’s what I am thinking about as I sit down to write to you. It’s so easy to assume we need to be like everybody else, following the leader, listening to the experts, making the appropriate moves. Except we are not everybody else, are we? You are YOU and I… …Read More »

Release Stress and Anxiety by Inviting the Light. A Guided Meditation with Love.

release stress and anxiety invite the light

Sometimes when there’s a lot going on in my life or in a friend’s or I’m noticing what’s going on out in the world, I find there’s a part of me carrying the stress about it on my insides too. And the stress I’m feeling leads to a tightness in my body which usually means I’m holding my breath. And then the brain is like, Aaargh! I am so stressed out! Well, guess what comes next? The ego-mind hears that so stressed out and it gets so excited! This is the moment its been waiting to flood you with stories… …Read More »

Belonging was never about you fitting in, it was always about coming home to yourself.

Most of us have a wounded understanding of what it means to belong. It’s not what our inner 5th grader thinks; it’s not the desperate longing to fit in so you feel normal and safe and okay. It doesn’t come from you conforming to what other people find acceptable. No, belonging isn’t what the inner 5th grader in you thinks it is. Most of us carry woundings around what it meant to be loved and accepted as kids. In one way or another, we had to betray our true nature in order to do things the right way and continue… …Read More »

When It’s Time to Send the Inner Booger Packing

Confidence and sending the inner booger packing

Dear amazing YOU: The truth is, there is nobody else quite like you on the planet. You are HERE to share your heart, your story, and your sparkle with the world and you’re destined to do this in a very unique and authentic way. You’ve probably felt that inner special something calling to you for a very long time and I’ll bet there’s also a twinge of sadness swirling with it as well. Maybe you’ve had fearful thoughts, maybe you feel lost from time to time, maybe you haven’t been supported and encouraged. None of this means you aren’t ready… …Read More »

Be Kind and Gentle with Your Resolutions

be kind and gentle with your new years resolutions

Be super kind and gentle with your resolutions this year. Remember, happiness is not just about what you look like. Or what your bank account looks like. Or what your metrics say. Addressing physicality while ignoring your spirit brings a temporary shift. True transformation means we look deeper and do the inner work. This is a time of new beginnings. Lots of us are making resolutions right now. The goals I am hearing most are: 1. Lose weight or get into shape 2. Create abundance and dial down the debt 3. Overcome an addiction like smoking or drinking or eating… …Read More »