Today is a new moon. I always get wistful at the new moon as it represents a fresh start. Time to let things go, clean house, purge, make space for something else to come in. This past month has been rough, not only for me personally, but also for our nation. We have all been adjusting to unexpected outcomes and …
Empowered Pregnancy Summit
While many woman love being pregnant, it was a struggle for me. The changes in my body, the rush of hormones, the intense emotions, the fears….it was all so intense! Despite diligently preparing for each birth, none of them went the way I imagined, requiring me to work with disappointment and ultimately acceptance. I had friends also sharing in …
The Point of Therapy
Elizabeth Lesser writes so beautifully about therapy and why it can be useful. She is having a conversation with her sister, Maggie, who has been recently diagnosed with cancer, about why they should go to therapy together to work through past challenges between them and to prepare them for an upcoming bone marrow transplant where Lesser is the perfect match. …
Gita Guidance for these Tumultuous Times
I’m in the throes of deeply studying the Bhagavad Gita for the upcoming training I teach this weekend. The Gita’s message is timely as it is a book about conflict and we have all just experienced one of the most conflicted, gory and exhausting election seasons yet. Arjuna, the main character of this epic text, is in the midst of …