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Trembling on the Threshold of Change

As I approach the publication date of my new book, there is a lot of momentum and activity to prepare for the various celebration events. In the midst of the excitement, I've been surprised to feel a part of me that doesn’t want to cross this threshold...
June 8, 2023

Transformational Shifts After Loss

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Susan Casey of the L.E.A.P. podcast about loss and trauma; the challenges that change the course of our lives, leaving us to navigate new territories.
February 27, 2023

Relaxing the Inner Critic – Going With the Flow

I would love to live Like a river flows, Carried by the surprise Of its own unfolding. ~ John O’Donohue We can be so hard on ourselves, can’t we? Pushing toward a goal with unrelenting harshness, trying to control things to go the way our minds think they should go. How can I still have belly fat when I’m working…
September 9, 2022

Beautiful People Do Not Just Happen

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”  ~ Elisabeth Kubler –…
August 26, 2022
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Unfurl the Future

There is something so stunning about how the fullness of life is held packed inside a seed until the moment is just right to unfurl itself into the world. This time of the year in the Pacific Northwest is an eruption of green, color, scent and beauty as new life emerges after the dormant winter. I particularly love watching the…
May 10, 2022
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Tending the Field

“I have come into the world to see this, the swords drop from man’s hands, even at the top of their arc of anger, because we have finally realized that there is just one flesh that we can wound.” ~ Hafiz You are not alone. You are part of a vast web of life and what you do and how…
March 8, 2022
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Transform Fear into Freedom

“The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at its source. Instead of trying to escape from our fear, we can invite it up to our awareness and look at it clearly and deeply.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Often the New Year starts out with a bold vision, clear…
January 24, 2022
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A Mysterial Woman Who Leads

Do you Recognize Your Own Mysterial Leadership Emerging? This budding quality of leadership is not based exclusively on roles, power, and command over others. It is an integral way of being that takes into account your vibrant inner world, your outer capacity for effective action, your co-creative relationships with others and your understanding and influence of the systems and structures…
October 21, 2021