Naomi Katz

A few weeks ago, I sat in circle of beautiful people in New York in a ceremony whose purpose was to remember our nature. A very sweet young student of mine called for this ceremony and when he first aligned with the purpose he meant for us to reflect on our relationship with the trees, the animals, this kind of thing. Yet as we sat together he and I and all of the people who joined us realized that we were actually talking about our nature as related to one another, connected dependent. ...

Everyone has their own stuff going on, she said. I don’t want to bother anyone. As we continued to talk, she explained that she finds herself feeling like a failure when she asks others for their help. Most women feel like they “should” be able to do it all…alone. It breaks my heart to recognize that painful truth. Do you find it hard to ask others for support? We live in a culture that teaches us that we do things on our own. But, the truth is, none of us does anything alone. You,...

A young man I am mentoring recently shared that with me. I could feel the pain in his voice. In his eyes, I could see his judgement of himself, as if he failed because he wasn’t managing to connect with others. I reminded him that he is not alone that so many of us feel this sense of isolation. I reminded him that the isolation is part of the design in a culture that is intended to divide us so that we are weak enough to simply obey and go through the motions in this very destructive...