I had been sure I was doing exactly what I wanted to be doing in life, including the type of work and where I was living. During this period of rest and reset on the planet, so many people are checking in with what they want and making small to drastic changes. What...
Most of us spend our lives seeking, yearning and praying to meet the ‘one’. Our soul partner; a partner for life. Fairly tales are built around that ideal. Love stories all end with finding the ‘one’. There are industries built on seeking love: dating apps, dating...
In the early 2000’s, I was working in the U.S., leading wilderness expeditions. The average trip was a month and I would do a lot of driving from mountains to rivers, depending on where I was working. It feels like a lifetime ago; cell phones were only used for making...
Looking at myself in the mirror, wiping the sleep out of my eyes, I’m disgusted with my reflection. I’m thinking about how horrible I must be to have had people I loved and trusted treat me so poorly. I pick apart my character piece by piece, dismantling my freedom to...
Sitting in a coffee shop, quietly drinking my oat milk chai latte, I’m captivated by the constant hum of people coming and going. I’m particularly curious about the couple sitting beside me, sipping their tiny cups of espresso and looking at their phones, more...
Another week, another round of our new current reality being unpacked. How are you doing during this time? For myself, it feels surreal, sometimes I find myself diving into deep sadness for all the things that are being lost, and in other moments I feel elated by...
Goodness, so much is happening in the world! Being swept up in this frenzied energy is not only easy but encouraged by media, governments, society, friends and family. How is this affecting our global mental health? How is it affecting you? I want to acknowledge that...
Have you heard the saying “Hurt people hurt people”? It sounds self-explanatory, but really it isn’t. We are all hurt people and most of the time we are unaware of our actions. We all have been hurt by someone that we’ve trusted, we all have had disappointments in...
Honestly, who else is OVER setting New Year’s ‘resolutions’? Has anyone ever felt completely lackluster about intention-setting? Maybe feeling like you ‘have to’ because that’s one of the main topics of this time of year? It seems like many folks are keen to ask if...
In a recent a discussion with a friend, I articulated that I feel most people in my life do not allow me to be vulnerable. When I tuck into an uncomfortable personal experience, I am often met with resistance and judgment. It looks like judgment of my choices, the...