An Open Letter to Big Pharma: On Dependency, Accountability and Stepping Up.
I blindly accepted the pills, grateful for the ride to be over. I was unaware that a new, horrifying ride was on its way.
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Kali Yuga and the Dark Medicine of the New Moon.
When we willingly meet our shadow and offer it compassion, it no longer has the power to cause harm, and instead becomes another part of the whole. The concept of oneness that we are taught through plant medicine, Yoga and other spiritual practices becomes embodied wisdom, sunk deep into our ...
Practicing the Art of Radical Self-Care: Seven Tenets of a Balanced Life.
Nature is the quintessential balanced system, an ancient symbiosis that will outlast us all.
On the Other Side of the Mirror.
Iboga is the most intense mirror that there is because it forces you to look inside yourself. There is no escape.
What Breast Cancer at 30 Taught Me About Body Image.
Long before this all started, a friend once told me while we were chatting about body-image, “You’ve got to love your body as it is right now. Your body might occasionally get better, more like you want it to be, but the only guarantee over a lifetime is that your body is going to get less like ...
Telling the Story of My Heart.
I got on stage and told the hundred-plus people in the audience the story of my heart. How it felt growing up. How it felt to get a pacemaker. How it felt to keep my story inside. And this honest truth: that sometimes it’s easy to love my heart, and sometimes it’s not.
My Journey to Healing Cancer.
one thing I’ve learned during my journey to healing cancer is that the mind is a very powerful thing, and if one believes chemo or radiation can help them heal cancer, they should try it. My path was about trying to heal the cancer inside by natural approaches, but I would never tell someone ...
Rescuing My Daughter from My Mother Wound.
For those of us who have to 'drive' and contain a lot in our lives, it can be a sweet spot when someone else drives for a bit. Sometimes the sweet moments in life when we feel supported can counter feelings of isolation and allow some of the related fear and hurt to bubble up.
Depression Is a Dirty Little Devil.
I have a beautiful friend. He has dedicated his life to working in developing nations. He goes to all those places that we read about in the news while we are safely snuggled up on our sofas. He gets evacuated from war zones, forced to leave behind locals with whom he has forged deep bonds. He ...
Sexually Transmitted Shame.
This is for the women who have been told they might not be able to have children. You are still a woman, this does not diminish your worth. This is for anyone who has been shamed based off of their bodies' responses to abusive partners, toxic relationships or unknown diseases. Whether it is a ...