Uncorked in Italy – Letting Go of Pain Twenty years ago at forty years old, I was in such excruciating back pain that I could hardly walk, sit at a desk, unload the dishwasher or even get out of bed in the morning. After surgery, many visits to various doctors, and growing panic that I would never get…
Learning to trust myself by learning to dance After a few years of adventuring overseas, I found myself at home in my parents’ house in my hometown in the midst of a tricky divorce. This is not my beautiful life, I often thought in those first months at home. Between working and being a single…
Becoming Cinderella: Having courage and being kind – in the face of breast cancer I was 27 days shy of my 51st birthday when I heard the words. Well let me rephrase that because I didn’t actually ‘hear’ anything. Instead I saw numerous sets of lips moving and words vibrating from them. However, when I…
Full Moon Wisdom Series: Waking up to our Sacredness Episode 1: Coming Home to our Bodies with Melissa Michaels As women we hold innate feminine wisdom in our bodies that we can ignite in each other through connection and conversation. These hour-long interview sessions with female thought leaders and healers are core teachings from the heart…
We are not Broken This has been a hard time of year for many of us. How about you? The change of season, politic dysfunction, the insane lunar eclipses, I don’t know, life? What’s different for me is how I am treating myself. Quite often, when shit gets hard, I go into a place of shame,…
Love Note to my Body Yes my friends, this is the time of year when we stuff ourselves, drink too much, remember why we moved out of our childhood homes, try not to talk about politics or money, love and enjoy each other. It’s certainly a time to give thanks. To mama earth for nourishing…
Sign up for the Podcast Series Dear Soul Sister, Receiving a yoni steam is one of the more empowering things I’ve done on my healing path. I started seeing a shaman healer here in Boulder, CO a little over 6 months ago and it has totally shifted my perspective on what it means to be a woman. Connecting…
Sign up for the Podcast Series Dear Soul Sister, Pause… Breathe… Notice what’s going on in your body. How are you feeling? What is your body saying? What do you need right now? When you’re conscious of your breath, you’re conscious of your life. Breath is what grounds us. It gives us life and reminds…
Tumor Can’t Take my Voice Last week I learned I have a tumor at the base of my skull that is slowly taking over my brain stem. “First, your tongue will go numb. Then you’ll lose your voice,” said my doctor in the same matter-of-fact tone that he might have said, “First your appetizer will…
Life Begins Outside of Your Comfort Zone Have you ever heard this expression? Have you ever thought of putting it the test? This summer I did exactly that. I jumped outside of my comfort zone and I am here to tell you I had a summer to remember. In April of this year my father and…