Whatever lifts my spirit and soul is what I want now

Whatever lifts my spirit and soul is what I want now

by | Aug 22, 2022 | Resilience

I am allowing myself to feel however I feel – the “good,” the “bad,” the in-between. I am using RAIN (recognize, allow/accept, investigate, and nurture – thank you Tara Brach!!!) to move through the feelings…or to let them move through me. As a child, I had to not...
I am allowed to do whatever the f—k I want…

I am allowed to do whatever the f—k I want…

by | Aug 15, 2022 | Resilience

I noticed it a while back. “Am I allowed to do that?” I’d ask my therapist. “Am I allowed to feel that way?” “Is it okay that I want this?” I noticed it in my work with my clients as well. There I’d flip it, and tell them they were allowed to do, think, feel, try,...
The lie of vulnerability

The lie of vulnerability

by | Jul 25, 2022 | Recovery, Resilience

This is what keeps catching me up right now. The lie – my lie – of vulnerability. Don’t get me wrong. I know I’m healing my body from cancer and moving through chemo (round three of six this week). I know I obviously have been vulnerable to this challenge and that I’m...
One sentence to set you free from fear

One sentence to set you free from fear

by | Jul 18, 2022 | Recovery

I am thrilled to offer a post from a dear friend and fellow “recovery warrior” (and an amazing coach, if you’re looking for one!) Caroline Garnet McGraw – who offered to write a post for me so that I could lie on my side porch doing nothing,...