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How To Find Your Inner Caregiver
Earlier this week, a video made the rounds on TikTok of Lillie, a 13-year-old getting arrested at an abortion rights protest because she used a megaphone and violated a noise ordinance. The video made a splash not only for the fact the police are arresting...
You Are Intuitive, You Just May Not Know It Yet
I’m on a mission. It’s a mission to help you feel deep connection, wisdom, and know who you really are. It’s a mission to bring back a lost art — one that’s been maligned, dismissed and vilified. One that’s even cost people their lives because it’s so powerful that...
Why I Disagree With The “Self-Acceptance” Movement
I’ve been outlining the chapter in my book on mindfulness and self-acceptance (Did I mention I’m writing a book?!) and it occurred to me that many people have the wrong idea of what acceptance and self-acceptance really mean. I hear people say all the time, “I should...
Three Ways To Reconnect To Your Passion And Purpose
Last week, I went to the World Domination Summit, a weekend conference in Portland for people who want to “live a remarkable life in a conventional world.” I’ve been going to this conference for several years now (with a 2-year hiatus for the pandemic) and the reason...
Four Ways to Reduce Your Stress That Actually Work
Want to know why you’re still stressed out despite all of the stress reduction techniques you’ve tried in the past? If you’ve taken 500 bubble baths and go to yoga every day and you’re still stressed out, here are 4 things you need to consider to find more ease and...
What’s the Missing Piece for Healing Your Developmental Trauma?
Let’s talk about what’s missing for many people as they recover from their childhood trauma. For me, doing the typical emotional and physical healing work alone was not enough. When I finally added spiritual awakening to the process, I went from being a hot mess of...
Why Do We Choose To Incarnate?
As a channel and mystic, one of the things I’m asked most often is, “If it’s so wonderful in the place we go after we die, why would we ever choose to incarnate again?” I have to admit, it’s a question I often ask myself, too. When things are tough, I find myself...
What happens when we die?
Have you ever had an experience where you realize something that seems so obvious once you’d thought about it? Well, That happened to me the other day. I was meditating, having a conversation with my guides, and I asked what I should write about next. They said, “You...
How Do I Tell if It’s Trauma Anger or Healthy Anger?
It’s been an angry week for me (both feeling my own anger and being on the receiving end of someone else’s) and I’ve been thinking a lot about the two types of anger, healthy anger and trauma response anger. Let’s look at ‘em, shall we? Healthy anger moves you...
Before You Make Any Decisions, Make Sure You Have All FOUR of Your Brains on Board
I want to talk about your brains. Yes, brains plural. All four of them. Most of us know about one of them, maybe two, but in fact you have FOUR separate brains. Let me explain what I mean by a brain. There are different areas in our bodies that have dense,...
Enough With the Sandpaper of Suffering!
I’ve been going through a rough patch lately. My physical and emotional health hasn’t been the best and most days it’s felt like I’m having to push through. I think that’s true for a lot of us — I’ve heard from friends near and far about how burned out we all are and...
Feeling Like Crap While The World is on Fire Around You? These 4 Things Can Help.
It’s been a chaotic last couple of years, hasn’t it? Global pandemics, the rise of fascism, and disconnection from so many of the people and things that keep us sane and grounded. So many familiar things are falling apart, and I know that I’ve had to figure out new...
Using Your Spiritual Practice as a Way to Heal Trauma
Feeling disconnected and unmoored is one of the most insidious aftereffects of trauma. Whether it’s 2+ years of pandemic isolation or the result of a childhood in an emotionally detached family, feeling disconnected and alone is such a common experience. I know that...
Romancing Yourself Using Love Languages
How do I love me? Let me count the ways. Ask anyone who’s been in a long term relationship what the secret to success is and they’ll likely mention two things: You have to work at it every day and you have to make your partner feel special on the regular. That’s sound...
What if You Don’t Know How to Care for Yourself?
One of the most insidious aspects of growing up with emotionally unavailable parents is that I didn’t have models of how to be cared for. I didn’t grow up with examples of what it’s like to be comforted when I felt vulnerable, sad, afraid, or ashamed. I also didn’t...
Why Mindfulness is The Bedrock of Mind-Body Healing
Mindfulness is one of the bedrocks of mind-body healing. Without it, you can’t accomplish any significant healing on a physical, emotional or spiritual level. I want to look at what I mean by mindfulness and then give you some examples of how it integrates with other...
What is Thought Work?
“When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change” ~Wayne Dyer Recently, I wrote about neuroplasticity and how to use polysensory mental practice as a way to change the structure and function of your nervous system. Today I want to talk about...
How to Rewire Your Brain Using the Power of Your Mind
I’m in the middle of doing research for my next book and I want to share some cool info about your nervous system and how you can change it for the better. Many years ago when I read the book “The Holographic Universe” I remember being struck by a study by Alan...