Let’s Talk About the Price of Books
A detailed breakdown of why books cost so much and where the money goes
Dear Body
Dear Body,
I’m trying to listen carefully to you, but I’m still not understanding what you need from me. Please be really, really clear with me about what you need so I can take appropriate action.
Sincerely, Me
Talking with Dresden About Ukraine
resden, I need help,” I said to my primary guide after having lunch with a dear friend. “Talk to me.” “I’m overwhelmed and scared and discouraged, bordering on powerless. I’m on the verge of tears but this isn’t even about me.” “What isn’t about...
A Conversation With Dresden, My Primary Guide
et’s talk a bit about your focus as you move forward with Soul Guides,” Dresden prompted as I prepared to do some editing on the next book. “O…kay.” I was suddenly concerned. “Is something wrong?” “Not at all. You looked up some of our older...
Why I Reject 3D-5D Ascension Theology
Examining the origins of the 3D-5D ascension/shift and how it’s really recycled Christianity with a side of conspirituality
Self-Expression is a Form of Self-Care
Self-expression is a form of self-care. Especially for creatives. Expressing our feelings, our truth of the moment—even if we know it will change minutes or hours or days from now—is also a form of self-care. And the expression of our feelings has often been denied...
How is coaching different from therapy?
hile I am a formal mental health counselor and have been trained in various forms of psychotherapy, I am not a licensed therapist and I do not practice therapy. Here’s how I see the difference: A therapist helps a person heal their present by...
Octobers
I feel like I'm not here. But my body is.The pain roaring beneath my skin, slicing through my organs, curdling in my stomach remind me that my body is here. My body remembers Octobers past.My grandfather's birthday.My father's birthday.My birthday. Every one a...
What My Body Was Really Telling Me
If you were to really, truly listen to your body, what would it be telling you?For months now, I was pretty sure my body was telling me to sleep for a week or more. I heard my body say it was tired, really tired, all the time, but I didn't really LISTEN. It was while...
The Connection Between Trauma, Body Pain, and Authenticity
We know for a fact that animals naturally and instinctively shake off their stress. Whether or not they do it while singing Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off is another matter. We also know for a fact that humans don’t do this consciously. We’re more likely to engage in therapy of the alcohol, retail, or epicurean kind. That physical shaking is a signal from the brain’s limbic system (responsible for the fight/flight/freeze response) that the threat has passed and the nervous system can return to pre-stress levels. In humans, when the limbic system takes over, the prefrontal cortex can go offline temporarily, making it impossible to think our way out of the situation.
