A Different Way of Being is Possible
My first selfie 20 years ago. This was the time I claimed my visibility and my body after a knife was put to my belly, my breath was taken from my throat, and a...
Category: healthy relationship
Ingredients for Post Traumatic Growth (or Turning Trauma Into Meaning & Beauty)
“The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe. Resilience does not come from avoiding pain, it comes from feeling pain and finding the support you ...
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...
Exploring Our Triggers to Discover Our Needs
My family has come up on our first significant conflict since reuniting in Portland this year. It’s a conflict that can easily be traced to triggered reactions ...
abundance/family/forgiveness/gratitude/happiness/healthy communication/healthy relationship/healthy sexuality/home/intention/love/love story/magic/mysticism/relationship/sacred relationship/spiritual practice
Let Me Tell You About the Love of My Life
A significant aspect of my spiritual practice as a Radical Mystic is conscious relationship. I believe God is in everyone. I use relationship as a way to deepen...