Full Circle: Reclaiming the Me Who Felt Most Alive
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” ~T.S. Eliot…
The Trauma Keeps Talking—But My Voice Is Now Louder
“Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take its place.” ~Beverly Engel After the abuse ends, people think the pain ends…
The God I Lost, the One I Found, and the Faith That Changed Me
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” ~Rumi There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that happens when you realize some of…
The Grief No One Talks About: How to Heal After Losing a Soulmate Pet
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France When my cat Squiggles died, I didn’t just “lose a pet.” I lost a part…
The Weight of Regrets and the Choice to Live Better
“It is very important for every human being to forgive herself or himself because if you live, you will make mistakes—it is inevitable. But once you do and you see…
From Pain to Peace: How to Grieve and Release Unmet Expectations
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi Before 2011, I had heard many spiritual teachers talk about “accepting what is.” It sounded nice in theory, like…
Why You Can’t Relax and How to Let Yourself Rest
“Rest and be thankful.” ~William Wordsworth A few years ago, I caught myself doing something that made no sense. It was late evening, my kids were asleep, the house finally…
How Self-Portraits Brought My Messy, Honest, Beautiful Self into Focus
“And then I realized that to be seen by others, I first had to be willing to see myself.” ~Anonymous In a world that teaches us to be visible only…
3 Tools for Burnout Relief (That I’m Using Right Now)
**This post contains a giveaway. Scroll to the bottom to learn more! Burnout has been on my mind a lot lately, and that’s saying a lot since my burnout brain…
The Power I Now Carry Because of My Illness
“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” ~Eckhart Tolle For years, I thought strength meant pushing through.…