Today is one of those days when all the dots connect, and I can see how the past has led me to now. My now is ordinary; there is no monumental milestone or achievement. There is nothing to brag about, nothing you will admire… [read more]
You’re Doing it Wrong – From the Archives
Originally written June25, 2022 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚! Does anyone else have an old trauma-based sensitivity to this phrase? I have been a puppet to these strings. And I’m certain I’ve expressed “You are doing it wrong” here and in person more… [read more]
On Grief – From The Archives
This was in my Facebook memories today – and I thought it would be nice here on my own home turf. From June 18, 2021 Good morning. Yesterday was heavy. And full of grief. Grief is the one I really want to avoid…. I… [read more]
Bug Soup & Updates
Hello Hello Humans! I feel like a little kid getting back on a bicycle, It’s been a couple of months since I podcasted. Bug Soup is the time during chrysalis when the caterpillar disintegrates and devolves and physically, materially turns into an gooey mess before… [read more]
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Life is Suffering – And Hummingbirds
Life is suffering – AND. Yup – both and again. You know those plastic shit hummingbird feeders? The ones that need to be cleaned every week because they can get moldy and kill the birds? The ones that make a big sugary mess in… [read more]
The Practice of Connection over Control
Episode 203 – The Practice of Connection over Control Another road riff episode! It’s Sunday morning, 8:23 am as I record this and I’m heading out to my therapeutic horseback riding lessons. After a difficult week, I’ve got some insights and lessons settling… [read more]
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In a Romantic Relationship with My Desk? Why Yes
She’s lived in every home I’ve owned and briefly been loaned to each of my husbands as I experimented with other working spaces (does anyone remember my haunted antique lawyer d esk?). She is back in my space, my studio, my office, and deeply in… [read more]
To Feel is Human
Because you are human, you feel. It’s science. It’s biology. Because you live in society, you’ve been brainwashed and conditioned to make (especially uncomfortable) emotions wrong and definitely not trustworthy. Antonio R. Damasio, M.D., Ph.D., writes: “Emotion is an adaptive response, part of the vital… [read more]