Becoming a student of death. Photo by The New York Public Library  on Unsplash A few days before my first ayahuasca ceremony, I had a...

When I hurt, I don’t want clever advice, just a little handholding and reassurance that I’ll be OK. Photo by LOGAN WEAVER | @LGNWVR  on...

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What feeling blue at dusk can teach us. My mom tells me she sometimes feels bluesy at dusk. “When the sun starts to set and that cool...

There is nothing new under the sun…so let’s stop trying to be original and just have fun! Image by Colin Behrens from Pixabay I was...

Learning how to move less defensively through life. Image by  Michal Renčo  from  Pixabay For the first time yesterday, I went walking in...

Are you getting tripped-up by the unholy trinity of excessive emotional laboring, intellectual arrogance, and spiritual materialism?...

How Carlos Castaneda’s story about a dancing whore reveals the desperation of the human experience. Photo by Carrie Borden  on Unsplash...

{A poem} Image by fszalai from Pixabay I talk too much Offer too many potential solutions CBT, narrative, somatic, psychoanalytic...

A mind in motion tends to stay in motion; a mind at rest has to deal with its eventual cessation. Image by  Gerd Altmann  from  Pixabay I...

What I've learnt about holism and healing. Photo by Ch Jawad from Pexels Last night I had a sinus headache that made my brain feel like...

How setting intentions and letting go of expectations can help you trip better. Image by  Sergei Tokmakov  from  Pixabay   What does it...

Forget about the magic and miracles, just stay, breathe, and get as comfortable as you can. Photo by Key Notez from Pexel.com There are...

Putting my beliefs on trial. I don’t take what I write too seriously. In the same way, I don’t take what I believe at this moment too...

Rescues are pointless…but we can still help. My husband likes to save slugs. When we’re hiking, if he sees a slug or snail in the middle...

Pull through a spiritual crisis by transforming from container to conduit. Photo by Alin Rusu on Unsplash I moved to Portland in 2021,...

Finding a new way to write. Photo by Andraz Lazic on Unsplash I’ve been making a living as a writer since 1997 but now I’m transitioning...

A dream about resisting the “school of the world”. Photo by Patrick Case at Pexels I had a dream about a school for boys. It was a...

Traveling to other dimensions via non-ordinary states of consciousness. Photo by Alex Shuper at Unsplash The exploration of consciousness...

Tuning in to hope to drown out the symphony of outrage and mayhem. Photos by cottonbro studio at Pexels I’m looking out of the dining...