Claim fundamental agency over your own inner movie

Claim fundamental agency over your own inner movie

by | Oct 12, 2020 | Resilience

All day long I make up stories in my head. I guess at what other people are thinking; I skid down the grooves in my brain that were carved as I navigated my childhood (and the grooves that came from the “pickling” of my young brain from my childhood in a cult); I play...
A quick way to find beauty and hope in this moment

A quick way to find beauty and hope in this moment

by | Oct 12, 2020 | Recovery, Resilience

A former client asked me the other day how I managed to do book readings without being thrown back into trauma. “Oh no,” I answered, “I relive the scenes I read every time.” “But,” I continued, “It’s okay, and it’s all worth it. I think I’m reaching people and making...
Putting your heart at ease

Putting your heart at ease

by | Aug 24, 2020 | Resilience

“My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.” Imam Al-Shafi’i I came upon this quote today. It brought me peace. What a concept. That what was meant for me will never miss me and that what...
(How) Are you taking care of yourself?

(How) Are you taking care of yourself?

by | Aug 17, 2020 | Recovery, Resilience

Nearly every conversation I’m having with clients right now includes at least a few minutes about how they are (or are not) taking care of themselves. The conversation usually starts with my pointing out what is, to me, the obvious… “You know, it’s really hard right...
One breath at a time

One breath at a time

by | Jun 22, 2020 | Resilience

“One day at a time” may have saved my life, but there are times when “one day at a time” doesn’t really work. It’s too hard. It’s too long. Sometimes a day is too much to take in and (seems like) too much to get through. Which always brings me to “one minute at a...
The lotus blooms from the mud

The lotus blooms from the mud

by | May 18, 2020 | Resilience

I’ve heard this saying numerous times. The lotus blooms from the mud. I think many of us use this statement to help ourselves feel better about whatever mud we’re in, literally or metaphorically. In order for me to bloom in all my beauty, maybe I need pain and...