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The Only Way Out Is Through

Some trees need fire to survive

The cosmic rebirth you didn't ask for? (Or did you!?)   Beloveds, Have you been feeling that brain-on-fire feeling of late? Perhaps like me, expending some extra mental energy trying to figure out ALL the things. Attempting to figure out WHY something is or is...

Is it “just” grief? Or a dark night of the soul…

What I've learned about both   Beloveds, Oof this last week brought up lots of new/old feels, namely around grief. (Curious if you felt it too?) So it was great timing when a good friend asked if there was only darkness and despair in my dark night experiences....

Descending into the collective dark night

What if this process is absolutely necessary?   Beloveds, As a three-time underworld champion of the dark night of the soul, you could say I have a wee bit of experience when it comes to the stages of this profound rite of passage as well as the promise it holds...

{women’s retreat in Santa Fe} Connect, Create, Retreat with me

Beloved, Please join me live in Santa Fe, New Mexico for an astrology inspired women's healing retreat. The amazing astro-guide, Emily Trinkaus, and I are at it again. this time with a series of women's circles focused intently on deep, radical, juicy connection - to...

Forged From Darkness 🖤

Beloved, My (somewhat late) birthday gift to you… one helluva sacred and powerful conversation about the Dark Night of the Soul. I don’t know why this reality is structured in such a way as to provide ample opportunity for experiences such as these; sometimes grueling...

Courage Amidst Chaos

Beloved, As I reflect on the turning of another solar year, I find myself using the word "courage" quite a lot. I sense I am being pulled towards a great unknown. I'm deep in the mystery, not quite sure where this river is carrying me. And I bet you are as well,...
Letting Go of Scarcity (It’s Scary!)
Letting Go of Scarcity (It’s Scary!)

The Scarcity Mindset   We’re conditioned to believe there isn’t enough to go around. This is called a scarcity mindset. It’s an innate fear that there won’t be enough for you. Enough money, time, energy, food, water, or even enough love.   In fact, most (or...

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Silence is Deadly
Silence is Deadly

To my dear community,   It is with both a heavy heart and a sheer sense of inspired awe that I witness the largely peaceful protests happening on the streets all across America and even beyond our shores. (Don’t be fooled. The media is amplifying the violence.)...

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Maybe it’s time to let the old ways die.
Maybe it’s time to let the old ways die.

How do we live fully and unapologetically from the heart when everything remains so freakin’ uncertain?    It seemed like this day might never come. Well, it hasn’t quite come yet.   We’ve been holed up for over two months here in the San Francisco Bay Area....

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Fear and Loathing in Corona-Land
Fear and Loathing in Corona-Land

No, Corona-Land is not some mythical tropical island where ice-cold buckets of Corona beers magically appear at your perfectly shaded hammock.   It’s this place – right here – where we humans now reside. For some, it’s a place of curiosity and watchfulness. For...

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Forget Resolutions. Write This Instead.
Forget Resolutions. Write This Instead.

F Resolutions.   For as long as I can remember, the passing of a New Year held a little extra shine for me. No matter what's going on in my life or in the world, the New Year provides a good measure of hope that anything is possible. It's a clean state.  ...

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2019. Wild, wild horses.
2019. Wild, wild horses.

2019 has been a wild ride! The energy of this year was fast and furious, like wild stallions riding across a vast plain. All year, I felt the drumbeat of so many hooves and felt the energy pushing everything forward, at a ferocious pace.   Did you feel it? The...

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Bridging the Head and the Heart
Bridging the Head and the Heart

The Mind, Decisions, and Duality   The mind may be our greatest gift and also lead to our greatest undoing. Sometimes it feels like my mind is at war with my heart.   We live in a time and place where the mind has become the most esteemed and revered part of...

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Do You Make Time For Yourself?
Do You Make Time For Yourself?

Are you willing to make time for yourself?   Are you 100% content with the direction your life is taking?  Do you feel like your comfort zone has gotten a little too tight?  Are you craving a deeper connection with your intuition?  Do you need a little more head...

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Intuition, huh?
Intuition, huh?

Intuition, huh! What is it good for? Absolutely everything! What is intuition?   Intuition is your very own internal GPS system. Within each of our (oftentimes) messy minds and beautiful bodies lies a super power. A navigational system so precise, it puts Google...

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Self-Compassion Is Damn Hard Sometimes
Self-Compassion Is Damn Hard Sometimes

It Ain't Always Easy To Be Kind To Yourself Despite our best efforts, taking solid care of our emotional, spiritual, and psychological selves can be damn hard sometimes. In life, some of the only things I can guarantee you (besides an end to it all) is that there will...

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Being Grounded In Your Truth
Being Grounded In Your Truth

To be “grounded in our truth” is to know our truth, speak our truth, and act on our truth. Sometimes it’s not so easy to do. Take some pointers from the mighty sequoia to live wholly and fully out loud.

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