All Ears On Deck: A Simple Tool for Listening In Times of Sorrow

2022-06-01T07:59:52-07:00

This week, in light of the recent school shooting and the abundance of pain, frustration, and horror that has cloaked our country like a gritty silt, I wanted to revisit one of my favorite topics: how to listen to one another. Think of this show like a “how to” for a basic building block of listening.

All Ears On Deck: A Simple Tool for Listening In Times of Sorrow2022-06-01T07:59:52-07:00

No, You Can’t Have My Tangerine: The Dance of Boundaries

2022-05-06T16:39:02-07:00

While I was in Hawaii, I paid a lot of attention to my boundaries, including where they were respected and where they were not. Which I do normally anyway. Learning to set and honor my boundaries is a big part of how I've been healing my history of trauma. From my travels, one particular incident stands out.

No, You Can’t Have My Tangerine: The Dance of Boundaries2022-05-06T16:39:02-07:00

Why Transitioning Gently Back to Connection Matters

2022-04-11T20:53:02-07:00

“Just moving on '' after the worst of the pandemic poses major risks to our quality of life and capacity to connect. When you have the courage to slow down and honor what you just went through, you can retrieve and re-integrate the parts of you that got “stuck” in the stressors of the last two years.

Why Transitioning Gently Back to Connection Matters2022-04-11T20:53:02-07:00

Masks Coming Off

2022-04-11T20:53:49-07:00

Since the mask mandate was lifted in Washington on March 11th, the world is slowly beginning to re-open. It would be tempting to put the stressors of the last two years behind us. Yet when we "forget" we do a great injustice to the health of our hearts and minds. How do we transition gently while honoring what just happened?

Masks Coming Off2022-04-11T20:53:49-07:00

Hands in the Dirt: How to Grow Community

2022-01-25T09:46:51-07:00

In this episode, I’m going to share with you two, simple practices I have been honing for years on how to start community in the hopes that you will join me in rolling up your sleeves, getting your hands dirty and getting to work filling some of those gaps.

Hands in the Dirt: How to Grow Community2022-01-25T09:46:51-07:00

More Together Than Alone: The Role of Community in Healing Change

2022-01-24T19:30:02-07:00

Individual therapy is important. But it will never alone fill the needs that community so powerfully meets. We need the village more than ever. In this episode I explain how being a part of a healthy community, in addition to doing your personal work, is key for activating our blueprint for health.

More Together Than Alone: The Role of Community in Healing Change2022-01-24T19:30:02-07:00

LET’S TAKE RISKS TOGETHER THIS VALENTINE’S DAY

2023-10-11T22:08:27-07:00

Though I am not a fan of the commercial holiday, I like the idea of using February 14th as a loving kick in the pants to inspire us to take emotional risks. To try out saying what's true, to admit our vulnerabilities and to reveal our insides more to the outside world.

LET’S TAKE RISKS TOGETHER THIS VALENTINE’S DAY2023-10-11T22:08:27-07:00

THESE WORDS MY LIFELINE

2023-09-22T16:36:13-07:00

I want words that aren’t the “doing” kind. Not the phrases that disorient you with some shiny distant maybe thing when underneath and right here and right now I’m dull and tarnished and wanting you to see. “It will work out”, “I’m really very lucky”, and “l’ll keep you posted”, I said How automatically I placated and hid, how easily you got distracted and how lonely I felt when you took my bait and smiled.

THESE WORDS MY LIFELINE2023-09-22T16:36:13-07:00

GIVING THE GIFT OF TRUTH FOR THE HOLIDAYS

2023-09-22T15:01:24-07:00

I’m going to give you some advice. I know you didn’t ask for it.If you are hurting, tell someone.You’re the one sitting at the holiday gathering putting on the smile that fools them all, laughing at the right moments and being witty to keep them sure, “This one’s got it together.”

GIVING THE GIFT OF TRUTH FOR THE HOLIDAYS2023-09-22T15:01:24-07:00

HOW NOT TO BECOME THE THING THAT HURT ME

2023-10-11T22:01:23-07:00

I love my anger. I have been likened to a lioness several times in the last few weeks and I feel pride at the comparison. Pun intended.It’s taken me years to access this power. For most of my early adulthood, my lioness lay muzzled. With her on my side now, awake and roaring, I feel strong.

HOW NOT TO BECOME THE THING THAT HURT ME2023-10-11T22:01:23-07:00

A SIMPLE GATEWAY TO GET THEM TO REALLY HEAR YOU

2023-09-19T20:36:10-07:00

It usually starts the same way. One of us has something difficult to share. It’s like a hot potato, difficult to hold. We toss it about, circling the conversation before eventually blurting some news to the other that lands like a burning coal we didn’t see coming. Ouch! Damage is done.

A SIMPLE GATEWAY TO GET THEM TO REALLY HEAR YOU2023-09-19T20:36:10-07:00
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