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
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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
Building Bridges of Understanding One Question (and Answer) at a Time
Question Bridge White Women, a social experiment, seeks to bridge the gap between the diversity of thought in one demographic, white women — and to initiate honest civil discourse — A question is a powerful thing, a mighty use of words.~ Krista Tippett In an age of … [Read more...] about Building Bridges of Understanding One Question (and Answer) at a Time
Karma and Reinvention: The Seasons of Capricorn and Aquarius (Dec 21-Feb 21)
How to navigate our lives by uniquely combining astrology and psychology — and use our planets wisely. Plus a collective chart for early 2020 — The Sun moves into Capricorn on December 21st, then moves into Aquarius on January 21st. Whether Capricorn and Aquarius have … [Read more...] about Karma and Reinvention: The Seasons of Capricorn and Aquarius (Dec 21-Feb 21)
Rewilding: Revealing Winter’s Gifts of Impermanence and Connection
How ‘rewilding’ not only calms the nervous system, it reestablishes our bond with the living earth and our true selves _______ I have a favorite patch of forest near Lake Mahkeenac in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where I like to guide my groups. The trail winds through a … [Read more...] about Rewilding: Revealing Winter’s Gifts of Impermanence and Connection
Daring To Disrupt: The Healthy Deviant’s Holiday Survival Guide
A renegade health journalist breaks from holiday convention to nurture a creative calling — a permission slip to do things differently _______ For the past five years, I’ve been hard at work writing and illustrating a book about what I call ‘Healthy Deviance’ — the art of … [Read more...] about Daring To Disrupt: The Healthy Deviant’s Holiday Survival Guide
20/20: Achieving A Clear Life Vision Through Journaling
A visionary entrepreneur reveals his secret life weapon: journaling _______ The visionary entrepreneurs, creators, and impact-makers I work with all connect around the idea that there are a tremendous amount of things any one of us can do. But just because we can … [Read more...] about 20/20: Achieving A Clear Life Vision Through Journaling
Rest Is The New Hustle: A Meaningful Life Is Not Measured By Productivity
How life set on overdrive and a health crisis brought one UBER achiever to her knees — and how list-making revealed a new way to do it all _______ We’ve become a society obsessed with being busy and doing more. It’s like a badge of honor to be spread too thin. The truth is … [Read more...] about Rest Is The New Hustle: A Meaningful Life Is Not Measured By Productivity
A Day In Tangier: The Awakening of a Chef’s Senses and Soul
Wandering the streets of Tangier for an afternoon, Chef Christine Moss soaks up new sights, flavors — and brings home some recipes and life musings _______ Soaking up the sights, smells and senses — Chef Christine Moss wanders the streets of Tangier for an afternoon and … [Read more...] about A Day In Tangier: The Awakening of a Chef’s Senses and Soul
