I’m a big fan of Brené Brown — her work around vulnerability, empathy and shame has greatly impacted my life and the work I do with others. There’s one phrase she uses that changes the way I show up in the world…
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No one is exempt from feeling fear at some point or another. No one is exempt from needing support. No one is exempt from the need for healthy, firm boundaries in their life. Yet all too often when fear or the need for help arises…
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There is so much we can learn from the younger generation. I recently watched a documentary called I Am Maris about Maris Degener. This young woman has an eating disorder and was able to find her way through the suffering of the…
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I’ve known that I wanted to write a piece about Thoros of Myr. If you’re not familiar with Game of Thrones, then I’d first like to ask what you’ve been doing over the past eight years? What do you and your friends even talk about?…
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Imagine having pets all your life then suddenly being told completely out of the blue, that there will be no more dogs in your house. I could not have been more surprised nor dismayed when my husband told me this after we lost our…
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Several years ago when I experienced my spiritual awakening, I was lead somewhere that would literally alter the course of my entire life. This place would end up being where so much of my healing took place. It would connect me to…
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Recently my nephew asked me if I’d be his PE hero at school. I was blown away by this request. You see, growing up I hated gym class. Once in middle school I was trying to hide in the back during a game of dodgeball and when…
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Here in the United States, November is the month of Thanksgiving. In my opinion, it is a holiday built on irony, deep wounds, and white privilege. Honestly, I didn’t want to write about gratitude this month. Yet, here I am doing it. And that’s…
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