We love ourselves when we breathe through the fire of pain, and refuse to let it harden into hate.Â
-Valerie Kaur
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A few weeks ago, Sam took a broken chainsaw to a local repair shop.Â
Through an unfortunate paperwork snafu, Sam believed the work on the chainsaw had been paid for, mainly becaus...
I've watched the 1989 film Steel Magnolias at least a hundred times. Every time they're standing at Shelby's grave and Sally Field gives that Oscar-winning speech while her friends stand quietly by, I cry.Â
It feels so beautiful, so true. It's something I long for.
It's why we do women's retreat...
You already know, morning and evening routines help manage anxiety and stress by building margin in your days and minimizing the need for constant decision-making.Â
You probably have some already - Do they include looking at your phone?
Do you really want to read the news first thing or last thin...
I know without a doubt the best thing I can do for my mental and emotional health is to be still - either in prayer or meditation.Â
But like most people, I avoid it, preferring to get on with my to-do list or Substack or Instagram or coffee, whatever. Off to the races all the time.Â
But as I've s...
I am a practitioner of a psycho-therapeutic modality called Internal Family Systems.Â
It's a fancy way of saying, we're all made up of a bunch of parts. Think of a junior high school band learning to play. You are the conductor at the front of the room, with all your clarity, calm and compassion...
Back in the day, when I worked for Mercy Ships - a non-profit which runs the largest civilian hospital ships in the world - people would sign up in advance to talk to me, during my short visits to the ship.Â
I was always surprised by that.
I'd arrive to the ship after a million hours in the air ...
