IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of April 2024, my blog has moved over to Substack where I’m co-hosting A Tender Space (together with my business partner at Centre for Holding Space). You can find my new writing plus podcast episodes there, or sign up below to get them in your inbox.
Here’s some of my earlier writing…
Ten Reasons Why You Should Sign Up For Mandala Discovery
In my Writing for PR class, I teach students that they should always focus on the benefits to the reader/client. “What’s in it for them?” is a common question in the class. And yet... I don’t often follow my own advice. Why? Mmmm... I’m not sure. I’m stubborn,...
What if we were unafraid of our own power?
These are my three daughters, Nicole, Madeline, and Julie. I don't talk about them very often on my blog, because I want to respect their rights to be the owners of their own stories, and because I don't have any aspirations to be a mommy blogger. But today I want to...
What I love about The Circle Way
As I mentioned in this post, two weeks ago, I was on Whidbey Island, gathered with 25 other people to work on the building of The Circle Way Initiative, an extension of the circle work of PeerSpirit. I've wanted to write a follow-up post ever since, but sometimes the...
A place in the circle
It's no secret that I love circles in many, many forms. I love to walk labyrinths, make mandalas, and - most of all - gather people in circles. I've just spent four days at Aldermarsh on Whidbey Island together with And & Christina (and their lovely dog Gracie)...
A love letter from the road
I'm writing to you from beautiful Whidbey Island near Seattle. I have finally arrived here after what feels like a 13 year journey. Thirteen years ago, I was working as a Director of Communication at a federal lab. It was one of the hardest times in my life. I'd done...
On cancer, marriage, death, and Easter
"Because we realised that the person who left us did not take the sun with them or leave darkness in their place. They simply left, and with every farewell comes a hidden hope. - Paul Coelho Three years ago, on Easter weekend, we found out my mom had cancer. It was a...
What does it mean to live authentically?
This post is not a completely thought-out post that feels clean in my brain like some of my posts do. It's more like a conversation, a contemplation, a meandering through some questions that are on my heart. I'm on a quest to understand more deeply what it means to...
Shaman in the Woods
I teach Creative Writing for Self-Discovery to help people discover themselves, but once in awhile, the tables are turned, and they help me discover myself. Last night was one such night. Krista dela Rosa, a participant, coaching client, and friend, gave me a rare...
If you build it, they might not come: How to be resilient in the face of rejection
You've taken a big plunge, stepped into something scary, followed your heart, and made a big sacrifice. Now you desperately want to believe what Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams lead you to believe... "if you build it, they will come." But... when you put yourself out...
I want to stand in the trembling with you
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves." Thomas Edison In last week's blog post, I wrote about daring to stand in the trembling. I first recognized the trembling a dozen years ago when I taught my first course on...
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