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…
On teaching, being taught, and becoming more emotionally intelligent
It never fails - sign up to teach or speak on some subject related to self-discovery or personal development, and BAM some person or circumstance shows up in your life to challenge you and remind you that you still have much to learn on the subject. It keeps a teacher...
Leaderless or Leaderful?
Note: this piece was included in this month's newsletter. If you haven't subscribed yet, be sure to do so, over there on the right. Last week while I was in Toronto, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon in St. James Park at Occupy Toronto. I found the...
The power of deep and soulful listening
It’s been another amazing trip. I met with a lot of interesting people, attended a workshop that is closely aligned with the work that most excites me, lined up some new work (which may result in another trip to Toronto soon), was treated to a reiki session by an...
Teaching and Leading in the Ambiguous Spaces
At the beginning of every Creative Writing for Self Discovery class on Thursday evenings, after I ring the bell to welcome people into the circle, I read a poem. Usually it's from a fairly serious, weighty poet like Mary Oliver or David Whyte. We don't deconstruct the...
Just sing (a joy journal)
This morning I was trying too hard to write a meaningful blog post. I kept getting stuck on something - writer's block, boredom, restlessness, taking myself too seriously, self-doubt... whatever. While I sat staring at my screen, a bird began to sing outside my...
Branches of the family tree
I've spent about 15 hours over the last 4 days typing 43 pages of Dutch names, birthdays, and wedding dates. After painstakingly researching and compiling (with no computer literacy, I might add, just phone calls and reams of paper) eight generations of his family...
The women who inspire me – a guest post
One of the things I love most about the work that I now do and the learning I do to support it, is that I've had the opportunity to develop deep and beautiful friendships with many amazing women of all generations. As I wrote in this post, I believe that we must all...
Let them Lead – my Girl Effect post
I've seen it happen time and time again. We just want to fix things for other people. It makes us feel useful if we can be fixers. It's in our nature - especially for those of us who live in affluent countries. Some of my African friends have pointed out that it's a...
Taking stock after 1 year of self-employment
This week marks my first anniversary of being self-employed. A year ago, I walked away from a perfectly good job as a director in a non-profit organization. The job wasn't horrible (in fact, in many ways it was very good), but it was time to go. I could feel it. It...
Jump, and I’ll break your fall
(a poem inspired by this news story) You, in the second story window,look not to the concrete beneath you,look not to the fire behind you,look not to the impossibility around you. Jump, and I'll break your fall. Your past is burning,and the next step will cause you...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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