I Am Here to Publicly Feel
I just had the incredible privilege of participating in a video conversation with the poet Andrea Gibson. It was like she handed me a gift when she said she fel...
Category: emotional health
From She Who Is Never Not Broken
“Akhilandeshvari: ‘Ishvari’ in Sanskrit means ‘goddess’ or ‘female power,’ and the ‘Akhilanda’ means essentially ‘never not broken.’ In other words, The Always ...
BDSM/belonging/birth mother/community/courage/emotional health/healthy relationship/masochism/mother/polyamory/vulnerability
The Heroine’s Journey: I am an Emotional Mountain Climber
I am struggling as I live between two opposing forces – the desire to build community with my son and his adoptive parents, and the desire to run as far a...
There is Always a Light
I light a candle. I light a stick of Palo Santo. I breathe deep and settle into my center. And I write – to myself, to God, to you. The Winter Solstice is...
Divine Spark/emotional health/evolution/faith/family/God/healing/mysticism/psychology/relationship/sacred relationship/sanctuary/spiritual practice
Radical Mysticism through Relationship
“Intimate relationship is arguably the twenty-first century’s ashram. It’s not, however, a retreat or refuge from everyday life, but a transformational growth c...