RESOURCES

I am. And I know that I am not alone. I  am sure it’s connected to many things that are external to me - the climate crisis, the leadership crisis, general global collapse…all of these factors are very stressful and impact my state of mind.  But, the feeling of overwhelm I am noticing, at least in myself, is more than just the flood of things that I notice in the world. It’s also the way that I relate to myself, expecting so much of myself and then being disappointed that I d

Many of us feel the pain of fragmentation in our day to day lives. Often, we experience it as separation between people, as well as from the natural world.  That pain is real.  If you are anything like me, you live in a fragmented world, driving—or even flying—back and forth to so many places all the time, calling your beloveds to feel close even for a moment, aching for connection.  Sadly, this is the reality of our world these days.  I live far away from my birth family, as

You can stop pretending everything is okay This summer Robert and I traveled to Portugal to search for our new home. It was such a relief to arrive in the beautiful green mountains, to swim in the pristine rivers and to breathe a sigh of relief after the intense period of war we have lived.   Three weeks into our trip, just as we started to really focus on our possibilities, we were awoken at 3 in the morning by a very calm policeman who simply said, “fire is coming.” We had

How can you stay aware of the sacred in your day to day?  I cannot tell you how many people have reached out to me  asking for help  to think about how to integrate an awareness of the sacred into their daily life.  So often you can have a really powerful experience in a ceremony or a workshop  or a simple moment with your beloveds and then when you return to the routine of daily life that moment feels like it is gone.  Of course, it is really easy to respond by saying that e