Exposing the often overlooked 4th trauma response and taking down our learned behaviors that satisfy the needs of others but abandon our own — We’ve all heard about fight, flight & freeze. These are trauma responses — the automatic responses from your body when you … [Read more...] about Fawning: The Missing Piece in Traumatic Healing
Alternative Ideas, Practices & Exploration
Finding My Lane: Pandemics, Pools and the Royal Family
How a pandemic, a public pool and an obsession with the British Royal family inspired one writer to claim her spot on the book shelves — The trick is getting to the pool early enough to claim the best lane. I want the one with the long wire running lengthwise above the … [Read more...] about Finding My Lane: Pandemics, Pools and the Royal Family
Taking Back Your Mind: A Practical Approach to Stress & Anxiety Relief
A meditation teacher and fellow occasionally anxious person shares Buddhist advice for calming the stressed-out mind — Pre-pandemic, I was at a dinner with friends. The music was pleasant, the food tasty, and the company divine. It’s rare this particular group gathers … [Read more...] about Taking Back Your Mind: A Practical Approach to Stress & Anxiety Relief
Redefining Togetherness: One Mother’s Quest for an Adventurous Family Life
A mother of a full-time traveling family gives herself permission to do things differently, to seek deeper connection…and to redefine it all — Isn’t it interesting how an image can evoke so many emotions? Of course, that’s why they say a picture is worth a thousand words. … [Read more...] about Redefining Togetherness: One Mother’s Quest for an Adventurous Family Life
13 Holy Nights: Reclaiming the True Magic of the Solstice Season
Ditching the over-commercialization of holiday madness in lieu of a practice for connecting to the sacredness of the solstice season — My mission (in creating The 13 Holy Nights Oracle Deck and companion book) is to take the over-commercialized winter holidays back from the … [Read more...] about 13 Holy Nights: Reclaiming the True Magic of the Solstice Season
Social Greedia: Has Our Evolution Been Derailed?
Standing at a critical technological crossroads, we have become oblivious to our own demise in body, mind and spirit — Have you realized your unique creative potential? In living your precious life, how much have you evolved emotionally, spiritually or ecologically? Have … [Read more...] about Social Greedia: Has Our Evolution Been Derailed?
From Globetrotting to Grounded: An Exploration of Wild Foods and Connection
Musings from an environmental anthropologist dedicated to exploring wild, untamed foods — even in her own backyard — Is it possible to be homesick, not for a place, but for the past? One of the central themes of my book, Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed … [Read more...] about From Globetrotting to Grounded: An Exploration of Wild Foods and Connection
Animal Nature: An Invitation for Reclaiming, Untaming & Being
One woman’s primal and poetic reclaiming of her feminine self in all of its glorious connection to Mother Earth and her own animal nature — Last week, I reached for Mary Oliver’s poem Wild Geese — you know the line, “Let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” … [Read more...] about Animal Nature: An Invitation for Reclaiming, Untaming & Being
A Walk On The Wild Side: Nature as Therapy
One woman’s search for emotional healing guides her outside her own doorstep into the embrace of Mother Nature — I’m a wife and a mom. I buy groceries, give hugs, cook meals, plan adventures, scrub floors, and wash dishes. I’m also a writer and I homeschool my teenagers, … [Read more...] about A Walk On The Wild Side: Nature as Therapy
How Good Are You Willing To Let Life Get? Daily Messages From A Spirit Animal
With whimsy, wisdom and heart — Sarah and Alice the Elephant, her spirit animal, dish up daily reflections and a prompt for prayer to heal your life. — I was seated facing the majestic Apu Pachatusan, a mountain of immense spiritual power in the sacred valley of Peru. … [Read more...] about How Good Are You Willing To Let Life Get? Daily Messages From A Spirit Animal
A Letter To My Younger Self: I Couldn’t Have Gotten Here Without You
Reflections from a trailblazer of women’s health looking back — a personal letter of love and gratitude to her younger self — Dear Chris (circa 1994), I have just finished watching episode 2 of Kelly Turner’s Radical Remission docuseries produced by Hay … [Read more...] about A Letter To My Younger Self: I Couldn’t Have Gotten Here Without You
Transformation & Collaboration: Redefining The Law of Attraction
How the dance between the ego and higher consciousness is the divine space of transformation and soul evolution — In my new book, The Universe Always Has a Plan, I outline the 10 Golden Rules of ‘letting go’. As you learn to surrender a need for controlling outcomes in … [Read more...] about Transformation & Collaboration: Redefining The Law of Attraction
