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One of the many benefits of the work I do is connecting with an array of thought leaders and teachers in the realm of spirituality and personal development. I recently sat with the brilliant teacher and author, Ruth King. She’s an expert on a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: rage. In this conversation, she shares how […]

I’m not what you’d call a capital ‘A’ Activist, but after so much violence aimed at Planned Parenthood last year—the shootings, the threats, repeated government funding cuts to vital healthcare so many women and men needed—I decided to have my annual exam there this month. It’s not that I thought I was some kind of super […]

I was at a business workshop a few weeks ago when the instructor told us to break into pairs and ask each other, ‘What do you want?’ I doubt anyone in the room was prepared to be made vulnerable by such a surprisingly deep and personal question as that. ‘What do you want?’ ‘Well,’ I began, […]

I love the effect of surround sound when I’m watching a good movie. The noise and music bouncing off of the walls, pulsing through my body and in my ears, there’s magic in the way it expands the experience of sitting still in an otherwise quiet theater. To my rational mind, I know I’m suspending my […]

  According to the Buddha, “True love is born from understanding.” But when a relationship ends and the heart breaks, it can feel as though love itself has abandoned us, and understanding seems an even longer way off. For six years Dale had been the great love of my life. In nearly everything I did […]

  Spring has officially become my favorite season of the year. Never mind how much you’ve heard me gush about Summer. Each season has its magic, but Spring sings to me of rebirth, renewal, the majesty of starting over and making way for the underdog, the babies and fools. Spring gives us all a level […]

Sometimes it’s necessary to slow down—in order to navigate around obstacles, to avoid accidents, to keep ourselves safe. We might even have to stop altogether and wait for the way to clear. Such are the rules of the road. However. When we lose momentum on our pet projects or big dreams, it has the opposite […]

Whenever I ask for change, it’s the one thing I’m sure I’ll get. Actually, it doesn’t matter whether I ask for it or not. But the thing is, the process of change can be overwhelming. Ever been in a classroom or work or relationship setting where it felt like everybody was smarter, better, faster and […]

Do you know any cheapskates—those people who hold so tight to their money, they kill those dead presidents all over again in their grip? Beyond being frugal, cheapskates are downright excessive in their non-spending habits. To be clear, there’s a difference between budgeting—or being broke—and being straight-up cheap. Cheapskates are easy to spot; they’re also […]

Have you been feeling stuck or overwhelmed lately? Has your energy been ‘off’? I ask because I’ve certainly felt that way here and there lately. Whether or not it was the Mercury retrograde business these last few weeks, my communication—specifically, my internal self-talk—was inconsistent and riddled with mixed messages. Yes, I wanted to create new […]

When I was little I did fashion shows, hair, and painted and pampered the hands and feet of anyone who’d let me; I chain read books, sang loud into hairbrushes and broomsticks for an imaginary audience of many; I wrote my life out in crinkled letters to pen pals a world away; I told stories […]

  On January first I started a 21-day no-junk food diet. I’d been threatening to starve my sweet tooth for weeks—having spent the holiday season high on sugar—so, when a Facebook friend threw out the challenge, I answered. But I knew that if I was going to do it well, I’d need help. So I […]