Today’s my Birthday – and this is the gift I most want to give and receive
Hello dear humans! I’m writing to you from an adorable, bright yellow apartment in the heart of Reykjavik, Iceland, the first stop on a bucket list trip I’m taking with ...
The dog I never wanted, didn’t ask for and actively tried to refuse just died and I’m pretty sad about it
One of my favourite moments when my mother-in-law was dying was when she— I should back up. My mother-in-law dying was not a good time. It wasn’t like there were ...
Discipline & Heat = Spaciousness & Relief
I’ve been waving the flag of rest and wintering for a while. I’m riding the wave of discipline and heat and it’s enlivening! I used to exercise in a way ...
What Is Leadership? Podcast – Melanie Sheckels – Befriending Death (Transcript)
Melanie Sheckels is a registered nurse and a death, grief and trauma educator/guide, helping hundreds of humans move from fear and freeze into possibility and ease. Melanie founded ‘Threshold Doula’ ...
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Such a loser
I got very sick just before Christmas. Maybe you did too. Seems to be the vibe. The typical cold and flu season we’d come to expect pre-covid is a far-away ...
Annoying or Endearing?
My husband leaves his shoes in terrible places. Strewn best describes their daily fate. Birkenstocks or old leather boots laying across the path to the bathroom like land mines. It ...
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God did what?
Imagine you’re walking down the street.No wait. Imagine you’re dragging your tired, covid fogged ass down the street, with a little is-this-what-it’s-like-getting-older-hip-pain, headed where you think you need to go ...
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The risky nature of being true to the Self
When I was in my early 20s, I found myself in an existential tension that I’d come to wear like a familiar sweater throughout my adult years. The tension feels ...
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Extraction is a learned disease
I hit a wall. It was awful. Unravelling ensued. It continues… It’s been a minute. Time flies when you’re exhausted af. Online business guru “best practices” say when you’ve ghosted ...
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Why I am leaving Social Media.
And taking my hijacked psyche with me. Pour a cuppa or light yourself a joint. Settle in. Because there’s more to say than will fit in 140 characters or an ...