I’d Love to Support You and Your Grief Journey
Grief is often an uncomfortable topic in our discussions with others. Not only is it difficult to lose a loved one, but feeling adequately supported during times of loss can…
Activating the Bat-Signal for My Deceased Father
This Father's Day is the 18th without my father on the physical plane. After so many years without him physically but with an ever-present, still-growing spiritual practice and much gratitude,…
My New “Calm the -Bleep!- Down Club”
Since earlier this year, when significant challenges flooded in, I realized what I really needed to do was to calm down. So, I started telling myself to calm down. And…
Loss Can Feel Like This… But You Need to Be in This
Sudden loss can feel like this. It's like a car accident that includes a plunge into water: You're driving along, maintaining and staying aware, and suddenly there's the crash, the…
Infinite Love and Gratitude for Our Pets
Harley and I "lost" a dear friend this last week--a friend of the furry, four-legged kind. Pepper, a sweet and spicy short-haired dachsund, was a little love. Okay, actually, he…
Beautiful and Necessary Grief Healing: Death, Reinvention and Support
Today I sat with another beautiful client during a grief intuitive coaching session. I recognized and remembered the ache and unstoppable tears as she told her story of loss. And…
Caretaker Extraordinaire No More: Confessions from a Recovering Caretaker
I am participating in Diane DeBella’s #iamsubject project. Here is my #iamsubject story. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you. —Maya Angelou At times I…
Be an Information-Gatherer
So much has been swirling lately, and I imagine your life has been churning in its own way. We're also currently in Mercury Retrograde, which is tough to ignore when…
The Familiar Pain-Then-Joy of Reinvention
Sometimes we are awful listeners. Or just stubborn. Or perhaps just scared. We are patterned beings, and at times we get stuck. We get comfortable and may not even realize…
“Life is a gift—not a given”
This past week was a beautiful but painful journey. I flew to Wisconsin to be with family and hopefully say good-bye to my dear 91-year-old grandfather and unexpectedly stayed about…